“Only education, self-respect and rational qualities will uplift the down-trodden.” EducationPovertyRationality Author:Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
“By helping the poor, we must be able to remove their poverty. By extending help to one here and one there in the form of providing food will not remove poverty.” Poverty Author:Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
“Whomsoever I love and hate, my principle is the same. That is, the educated, the rich and the administrators should not suck the blood of the poor.” ClassPovertySocietyExploitation Author:Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
“The proper task of social reform is to remove poverty from society and to ensure that people do not sell their conscience to make a living.” PovertySocietyConscienceReform Author:Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
“I want to say a word to the Brahmins: In the name of God, religion, sastras you have duped us. We were the ruling people. Stop this life of cheating us from this year. Give room for rationalism and humanism.” HumanismHinduismRationalityTamilAryanBrahmin Author:Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
“Religious devotion is for the individual. Character is for all. There is no loss if there is no devotion. Everything is lost if there is no character.” CharacterReligionDevotion Author:Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
“Foreigners are sending messages to the planets. We are sending rice and cereals to our dead fore-father through the Brahmins. It is a wise deed?” HinduismCulture CritiqueTamilAryan Author:Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
“We do not need to explain how the Aryans entered and settled in the Dravidian country, and subjugated and oppressed the Dravidians. Nor do we need to explain how before the Aryans entered the Dravidian country, the Dravidian country had a civilization and arts of the highest rank.” ArtsTamilAryanCutlure Author:Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
“When the purpose of clearly exposing the differences between the Aryan and the Tamil culture, civilization, conduct and creed Thirukkural was written. I am of that firm view.” HistoryHinduismCultural DifferencesTamilAryan Author:Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
“We do not need to explain how the Aryans entered and settled in the Dravidian country (tira¯vit»a na¯» t»u), and subjugated and oppressed the Dravidians. Nor do we need to explain how before the Aryans entered the Dravidian country, the Dravidian country had a civilization and arts of the highest rank.” CultureArtsTamilAryan Author:Periyar E.V. Ramasamy