I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity. B. R. Ambedkar More Quotes by B. R. Ambedkar More Quotes From B. R. Ambedkar 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. B. R. Ambedkar struggle self men 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. B. R. Ambedkar independent ocean men 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. B. R. Ambedkar live-life self men I prefer Buddhism because it gives three principles in combination, which no other religion does. This is what man wants for a good and happy life. Neither god nor soul can save society. B. R. Ambedkar soul Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle. B. R. Ambedkar principles may fiction A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. The taste of anything can be changed. But poison cannot be changed into nectar B. R. Ambedkar caste-system poison sweet 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 modern-india scripture want Caste is not just a division of labour, it is a division of labourers. B. R. Ambedkar labourers castes division Justice has always evoked ideas of Equality, of proportion of compensation. In short, Justice is another name of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. B. R. Ambedkar names justice ideas My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary changes in the social life are brought about without bloodshed. That is the real test. It is perhaps the severest test. But when you are judging the quality of the material you must put it to the severest test. B. R. Ambedkar government real judging In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development. B. R. Ambedkar hinduism-and-buddhism independent thinking For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights. B. R. Ambedkar successful rights profound 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. B. R. Ambedkar equality political two It means that we must abandon the method of civil disobedience, non-cooperation and satyagraha. When there was no way left for constitutional methods for achieving economic and social objectives, there was a great deal of justification for unconstitutional methods. But where constitutional methods are open, there can be no justification for these unconstitutional methods. These methods are nothing but the Grammar of Anarchy and the sooner they are abandoned, the better for us. B. R. Ambedkar anarchy mean way Democracy is not merely a form of Government. B. R. Ambedkar democracy attitude men For an individual as well as for a society, there is a gulf between merely living and living worthily. B. R. Ambedkar inspirational-life inspirational life 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. B. R. Ambedkar ethics social people 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 law inspiring long 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 liberty rights order 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. B. R. Ambedkar ethics conflict victory
