“The politics of communal majority are made by its own members born in it.”

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.

Life should be great rather than long.

It is disgraceful to live at the cost of one’s self-respect.

I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu.

The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.

Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil which is essentially undemocratic.

So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.

In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.

I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.

Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.

I have a relative who is also gay. We can’t help it if they were born that way.

Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

America was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness which are derived from the revelations of the Holy Scripture.

Everybody is worried about dying, but the cause of death is birth, so if you don’t want to die, you don’t get born!

Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a Gentleman is a matter of choice.

It takes nine months for a baby to develop, it takes nine months to develop a character.

I’m not against gay people, I have a relative who is also gay. We can’t help it if they were born that way. What I’m critical off are actions that violate the word of God.