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Indian Politician

B. R. Ambedkar was an Indian politician, economist, jurist, and social reformer who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement and the drafting of the Indian Constitution. He was a leader of the Dalit community and a proponent of social equality and secularism.

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“Man is mortal. Everyone has to die some day or the other. But one must resolve to lay down one's life in enriching the noble ideals of self-respect and in bettering one's human life. We are not slaves. Nothing is more disgraceful for a brave man than to live life devoid of self-respect.”

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Author:B. R. Ambedkar

“I feel that the constitution is workable, it is flexible and it is strong enough to hold the country together both in peacetime and in wartime. Indeed, if I may say so, if things go wrong under the new Constitution, the reason will not be that we had a bad Constitution. What we will have to say is that Man was vile.”

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“Religion is for man and not man for religion”

Book:Selected speeches of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: (1927 - 1956)

Source: Selected speeches of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: (1927 - 1956)

“Freedom of mind is the real freedom. A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man. One whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man. One whose mind is not free though alive, is no better than dead. Freedom of mind is the proof of one's existence.”

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Author:B. R. Ambedkar

“Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self.”

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“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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“Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.”

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“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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Author:B. R. Ambedkar

“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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Book:Annihilation of Caste

Source: Annihilation of Caste

“It is disgraceful to live at the cost of one's self-respect. Self-respect is the most vital factor in life. Without it, man is a cipher. To live worthily with self-respect, one has to overcome difficulties. It is out of hard and ceaseless struggle alone that one derives strength, confidence and recognition.”

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Author:B. R. Ambedkar

“Democracy is not merely a form of Government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards our fellow men.”

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Author:B. R. Ambedkar

About the Author

Born: April 14, 1891
Died: December 6, 1956
Known for: Indian Politician
Quotes: 53

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