“One whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man.”

Humans are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.

Freedom of mind is the proof of one’s existence.

Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.

The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual.

Learn to live in this world with self-respect.

We are Indians, firstly and lastly.

A just society is that society in which ascending sense of reverence and descending sense of contempt is dissolved into the creation of a compassionate society.

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

Justice has always evoked ideas of Equality, of proportion of compensation. In short, Justice is another name of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.

Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.

The sovereignty of scriptures of all religions must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.

A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man.

History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict.

Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.

Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.

Caste is not just a division of labour, it is a division of labourers.

Tell how you feel, that’s how it sets you free.

Today, as always, the people, no less than the courts, must remain vigilant to preserve the principals of our Bill of Rights, lest in our desire to be secure we lose our ability to be free.

Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are acting on their own free will.

To act out of desire is bondage. To act out of love is freedom.

I’ve lived the world on my own terms. I do what I enjoy. I enjoy what I do.

They are forever free who renounce all selfish desires and break away from the ego cage of I, me, and mine

Nothing of course was ever done to Bill for the killing of Tutt.

We would consider it our moral duty to lend all support to the ending of colonialism and imperialism so that people everywhere are free to mould their own destiny.