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

“As a sign of utmost gratitude for his contributions to the Indian society in restoring equal rights of the citizens, I confer him (B.R. Ambedkar) the title “Martin Luther King Jr. of India.”

“Humans are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.”

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

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

“Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.”

“Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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