Quotes By B. R. Ambedkar

If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it.

For an individual as well as for a society, there is a gulf between merely living and living worthily.

Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle.

If you study carefully, you will see that Buddhism is based on reason. There is an element of flexibility inherent in it, which is not found in any other religion.

A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. The taste of anything can be changed. But poison cannot be changed into nectar.

The Hindu civilisation is a diabolical contrivance to enslave humanity. Its proper name would be infamy.

The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual. This being the situation, it is clear that you cannot develop your personality at all in Hinduism.

Religion is for man and not man for religion.

Nothing is infallible. Nothing is binding forever. Everything is subject to inquiry and examination.

Dalit aspirations are a breach of peace. Annihilation of Caste is a breach of peace.

Religion, social status, and property are all sources of power and authority which one man has, to control the liberty of another.

In my opinion, it is only when Hindu society becomes a casteless society that it can hope to have strength enough to defend itself. Without suchinternal strength, swaraj for Hindus may turn out to be only a step towards slavery.

Pakistan is merely another manifestation of a cultural unit demanding freedom for the growth of its own distinctive culture.

Any Government which denied this elementary right of freedom of speech and freedom of action did not deserve allegiance from the people.

These will suffice to show that the emancipation of the mind and the soul is a necessary preliminary for the political expansion of the people.

Though, I was born a Hindu, I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu.

They cannot make history who forget history.

Be educated, be organised, and be agitated.

The progress of any society depends on the progress of education.

An educated man without character and humility is more dangerous than a beast.