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.

Quote by B R Ambedkar

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I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.

I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.

Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society...

Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society...

What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to...

What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to...

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to...

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to...

Majorities are of two sorts: (1) communal majority and (2) political majority. A political majority...

Majorities are of two sorts: (1) communal majority and (2) political majority. A political majority...

History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics....

History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics....

The basis of my politics lies in the proposition that the Untouchables are not a...

The basis of my politics lies in the proposition that the Untouchables are not a...

Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant...

Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant...

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

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

We are Indians, firstly and lastly.

We are Indians, firstly and lastly.

Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to...

Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to...

The sovereignty of scriptures of all religions must come to an end if we want...

The sovereignty of scriptures of all religions must come to an end if we want...

Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of...

Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of...

Our object in framing the Constitution is rally two-fold: (1) To lay down the form...

Our object in framing the Constitution is rally two-fold: (1) To lay down the form...

Learn to live in this world with self-respect. You should always cherish some ambition of...

Learn to live in this world with self-respect. You should always cherish some ambition of...

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

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

Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble...

Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble...

Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic...

Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic...

Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man...

Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man...

So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the...

So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the...