3 December 2020 B. R. Ambedkar I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.
3 December 2020 B. R. Ambedkar 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.
3 December 2020 B. R. Ambedkar So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
3 December 2020 B. R. Ambedkar 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.
3 December 2020 B. R. Ambedkar 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 act.
3 December 2020 B. R. Ambedkar 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.
3 December 2020 B. R. Ambedkar History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 B. R. Ambedkar The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.
3 December 2020 B. R. Ambedkar A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
