B. R. Ambedkar Quotes

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.
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Comparison Courage Defy Government Politics Reform Social Society
Caste is not just a division of labour, it is a division of labourers.
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Caste Division Labor
Life should be great rather than long.
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Greatness Inspirational Life One Liner
It is disgraceful to live at the cost of one’s self-respect.
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Cost Insult Live Self Respect
I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu.
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Assure Die Religion
The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.
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Close Friendship Husband Relationship Wife
Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil which is essentially undemocratic.
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Country Democracy Essential Soil
So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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Avail Freedom Law Liberty Provide Social
In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.
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Conscience Development Independence Reason Religion Scope
I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.
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Achievement Community Measure Progress Women Empowerment
Democracy is not a form of government, but a form of social organisation.
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Democracy Government Organization Social
A safe army is better than a safe border.
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Army Border Safe War
Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.
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Admit Class Country Man Repeat Rule
Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.
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Affect Black Lives Matter Disease Indifference People Racism Worse
For an individual as well as for a society, there is a gulf between merely living and living worthily.
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Individual Live Society Worth
A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
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Different Man Ready Servant Society
If you believe in living a respectable life, you believe in self-help which is the best help!
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Believe Help Life Live Self Respect
Victory is always with economics.
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Always Economic One Liner Victory
Caste is a state of mind. It is a disease of mind.
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Caste Disease Mind
Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to learn it.
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Constitution Cultivate Learning Moral Natural People Sentiment
I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.
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Equality Liberty Religion Teaching
The teachings of Buddha are eternal, but even then Buddha did not proclaim them to be infallible.
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Eternal Proclim Religion Teaching
One whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man.
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Freedom Mind Positive Prison

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