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My social philosophy may be said to be enshrined in three words: liberty, equality and fraternity. Let no one, however, say that I have borrowed by philosophy from the French Revolution. I have not. My philosophy has roots in religion and not in political science. I have derived them from the teachings of my Master, the Buddha.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Borrowed Buddha Derived Equality Fraternity French French Revolution However Liberty Master May Philosophy Political Political Science Religion Revolution Roots Said Say Science Social Teachings Them Three Words

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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 fellow men.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Associated Attitude Democracy Essentially Experience Fellow Fellow Men Form Government Living Men Merely Mode Primarily Respect Reverence Towards

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An ideal society should be mobile, should be full of channels for conveying a change taking place in one part to other parts. In an ideal society, there should be many interests consciously communicated and shared.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Change Channels Full Ideal Interests Many Mobile Other Part Parts Place Shared Should Society Taking

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What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system, which is full of inequality, discrimination and other things, which conflict with our fundamental rights.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Conflict Discrimination Full Fundamental Fundamental Rights Having Inequality Liberty Order Other Our Reform Rights Social System Things Which

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No Hindu community, however low, will touch cow's flesh. On the other hand, there is no community which is really an Untouchable community which has not something to do with the dead cow. Some eat her flesh, some remove the skin, some manufacture articles out of her skin and bones.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Articles Bones Community Cow Dead Eat Flesh Hand Her Hindu However Low Manufacture Other Out Really Remove Skin Some Something Touch Untouchable Which Will

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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.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Act Cannot Ceases Essence Mainly Matter Moment Must Only Principles Religion Religious Responsibility Rules True Which

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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.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Both Die Idea Ideas Men Mortal Much Needs Otherwise Plant Watering Will Wither

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Some men say that they should be satisfied with the abolition of untouchability only, leaving the caste system alone. The aim of abolition of untouchability alone without trying to abolish the inequalities inherent in the caste system is a rather low aim.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Abolish Abolition Aim Alone Caste Inherent Leaving Low Men Only Rather Satisfied Say Should Some Some Men System Trying Without

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One can quite understand vegetarianism. One can quite understand meat-eating. But it is difficult to understand why a person who is a flesh-eater should object to one kind of flesh, namely cow's flesh. This is an anomaly which call for explanation.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Anomaly Call Cow Difficult Explanation Flesh Kind Namely Object Person Quite Should Understand Vegetarianism Which Who Why

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I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Achieved Community Degree Measure Progress Which Women

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Biography

Nationality: Indian

Type: Politician

Born: April 14th, 1891

Died: December 6th, 1956

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