Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules, it ceases to be a religion, as it kills responsibility which is an essence of the true religious…

Quote by B R Ambedkar

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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...

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...

A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics....

A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics....

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...

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....

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

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

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...

For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required...

For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required...

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...

We are Indians, firstly and lastly.

We are Indians, firstly and lastly.

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...

Life should be great rather than long.

Life should be great rather than long.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...