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Letter "B" » B. R. Ambedkar Quotes
«Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of liberty, equality and fraternity. Their social ideal embodied in their religion denies them.»
Author: B. R. Ambedkar
(Politician)
| Keywords:
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«The basis of my politics lies in the proposition that the Untouchables are not a sub-division or sub-section of Hindus, and that they are a separate and distinct element in the national life of India.»
Author: B. R. Ambedkar
(Politician)
| Keywords:
distinct, division, Hindu, Hindus, proposition, section, sub, The Hindu, The National, The Untouchables, untouchable, untouchables
«My religious conversion is not inspired by any material motive. This is hardly anything I cannot achieve even while remaining an Untouchable. There is no other feeling than that of a spiritual feeling underlying my religious conversion. Hinduism does not appeal to my conscience. My self-respect cannot assimilate Hinduism. In your case change of religion is imperative for worldly as well as spiritual ends. Do not care for the opinion of those who foolishly ridicule the idea of conversion for material ends. Why should you live under the fold of that religion which has deprived you of honor, money, food and shelter?»
Author: B. R. Ambedkar
(Politician)
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«Majorities are of two sorts: (1) communal majority and (2) political majority. A political majority is changeable in its class composition. A political majority grows. A communal majority is born. The admission to a political majority is open. The door to a communal majority is closed. The politics of political majority are free to all to make and unmake. The politics of communal majority are made by its own members born in it.»
Author: B. R. Ambedkar
(Politician)
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admission, Born Free, communal, composition, majorities, Politics of, sorts, The Politics, unmade, unmake
«To open or not to open the temples is a question for you to consider and not for me to agitate. If u think it is bad manners not to believe in the sanctity of human beings, then throw open the doors and be a gentleman, but if you wish to remain a orthodox Hindu then shut the doors and damn yourself, for I don't care to come.»
Author: B. R. Ambedkar
(Politician)
| Keywords:
agitate, agitated, agitates, agitating, bad manners, Hindu, Hindus, orthodox, sanctity, temples, The Doors, The Hindu
«The second thing we are wanting in is the recognition of the principle of fraternity. What does fraternity mean? Fraternity means a sense of common brotherhood of all Indians, all Indians being one people. It is a principle that gives solidarity to social life. It is difficult thing to achieve. It seems to me that there lies a heavy duty to see that democracy does not vanish from the earth as a governing principle of human relationship. If we believe in it, we must both be true and loyal to it. We must not only be staunch in our faith in democracy but we must resolve to see that whatever we do, we do not help the enemies of democracy to uproot the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity. It follows that we must strive along with other democratic countries to maintain the basis of democratic civilization. If democracy lives we are sure to reap the benefit of it. If democracy dies it will be our doom. On that there can be no doubt.»
Author: B. R. Ambedkar
(Politician)
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«Life should be great rather than long.»
Author: B. R. Ambedkar
(Politician)
«I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.»
Author: B. R. Ambedkar
(Politician)
«So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.»
«We are Indians, firstly and lastly.»
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