Famous quotes by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar you need to know

They cannot make history who forget history

We are indians, Firstly and Lastly

These will suffice to show that the emancipation of the mind and the soul is a necessary preliminary for the political expansion of the people.

The teachings of Buddha are eternal, but even then Buddha did not proclaim them to be infallible.

The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual.

Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.

We must stand on our own feet and fight as best as we can for our rights. So carry on your agitation and organize your forces. Power and prestige will come to you through struggle

Slavery does not merely mean a legalised form of subjection. It means a state of society in which some men are forced to accept from others the purposes which control their conduct.

Life should be great rather than long

If you believe in living a respectable life, you believe in self-help which is the best help

Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.

Nothing is infallible. Nothing is binding forever. Everything is subject to inquiry and examination.

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.

If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it.

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.

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.

Dalit aspirations are a breach of peace. Annihilation of Caste is a breach of peace.

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

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

Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence