Architect of Indian Constitution and social reformer.
“Knowledge is the foundation of a man’s life.”
“Be a student so long as you still have something to learn.”
“Justice has always evoked ideas of equality.”
“Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering.”
“Equality may be a fiction but one must accept it as a governing principle.”
“Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers.”
“Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only.”
“We must stand on our own feet and fight as best as we can for our rights.”
“Life should be great rather than long.”
“History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics.”
“A safe army is better than a safe border.”
“The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.”
“Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny.”
“Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.”
“A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of society.”
“Be educated, be organized, and be agitated.”
“Freedom of mind is the real freedom.”
“Educate, agitate, organize.”
“I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.”
“Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.”