Motivational and Inspirational Quotes by Dr.Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

 

1. "I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved."
2. "Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle."
3. "Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks or a line of barbed wire which prevents the Hindus from co-mingling and which has, therefore, to be pulled down. Caste is a notion; it is a state of the mind."
4. "I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality, and fraternity."
5. "Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle."
6. "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."
7. "If you believe in living a respectable life, you believe in self-help which is the best help."
8. "Life should be great rather than long."
9. "A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society."
10. "The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends."
11. "History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them."
12. "The sovereignty of scriptures of all religions must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India."
13. "Be a hero. Always say, 'I have no fear.'"
14. "The only way to bring about equality is to give everyone an equal opportunity."
15. "Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience."
16. "The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends."
17. "Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence."
18. "I do not want that our loyalty as Indians should be in the slightest way affected by any competitive loyalty whether that loyalty arises out of our religion, our culture or our language. I want all people to be Indians first, Indian last, and nothing else but Indians."
19. "A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be necessary good for the well-being of the people."
20. "If you ask me what are my feelings about nationalism, then I say in the words of Vivekananda that nationalism is a necessary evil until we have internationalism."
21. "I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved."
22. "Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy."
23. "I am proud of my religion, I am proud of the progress that my religion has made in the last hundred years. But I must confess that I am not equally proud of the things that have been done in the name of my religion."
24. "The teachings of Buddha are eternal, but even then Buddha did not proclaim them to be infallible."
25. "I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality, and fraternity."
26. "Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realize that our people have yet to learn it. Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil which is essentially undemocratic."
27. "The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends."