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However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Bad Constitution Good However Implementing May Prove Those Who Will

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Life should be great rather than long.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Great Life Long Rather Should Than

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Religion and slavery are incompatible.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Incompatible Religion Slavery

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The sovereignty of scriptures of all religions must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: All Religions Come End India Integrated Modern Must Religions Scriptures Sovereignty United Want

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Caste may be bad. Caste may lead to conduct so gross as to be called man's inhumanity to man. All the same, it must be recognized that the Hindus observe Caste not because they are inhuman or wrong-headed. They observe Caste because they are deeply religious.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Bad Because Caste Conduct Deeply Gross Hindus Inhuman Inhumanity Lead Man May Must Observe Recognized Religious Same

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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Achieve Avail Freedom Law Liberty Long Provided Social Whatever You

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In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Conscience Development Hinduism Independent Reason Scope Thinking

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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.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Different Eminent Great Great Man He Man Ready Servant Society

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People are not wrong in observing Caste. In my view, what is wrong is their religion, which has inculcated this notion of Caste. If this is correct, then obviously the enemy, you must grapple with is not the people who observe Caste, but the Shastras which teach them this religion of Caste.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Caste Correct Enemy Must Notion Observe Observing Obviously People Religion Teach Them Then View Which Who Wrong You

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There is one taboo against meat-eating. It divides Hindus into vegetarians and flesh eaters. There is another taboo which is against beef eating. It divides Hindus into those who eat cow's flesh and those who do not.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Against Another Beef Cow Divides Eat Eating Flesh Hindus Taboo Those Which Who

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Biography

Nationality: Indian

Type: Politician

Born: April 14th, 1891

Died: December 6th, 1956

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