Brilliant Jurist Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Jay Bhim) Latest Quotes 2025:
Brilliant Jurist Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Jay Bhim) Latest Quotes 2025: Universally revered as Babasaheb—was more than the chief architect of India’s Constitution. He was a brilliant jurist, an incisive economist, a relentless social reformer and a tireless champion for the rights of the oppressed. Born into a time when caste discrimination was entrenched in every stratum of society, Ambedkar devoted his life to dismantling that injustice, laying the foundations for a modern, democratic nation built on equality and human dignity.
Though he passed away on December 6, 1956—now nearly seven decades ago—Ambedkar’s vision still pulses at the heart of India’s ongoing journey toward true social justice. His groundbreaking contributions to land reform, labor rights, women’s empowerment and public education have shaped policies that continue to uplift millions. Yet perhaps his most enduring legacy is the Constitution itself: not merely a legal framework but a living promise that every citizen, regardless of birth or belief, has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
In this collection of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s most famous quotes, you’ll find not only pithy reflections on democracy and freedom of mind, but also powerful calls to action—urging us to educate ourselves, organize collectively, and challenge the status quo. Each line is a beacon, reminding us that:
- True freedom begins within, when we free our minds from prejudice.
- Real democracy is inseparable from social justice.
- Rights lost cannot be reclaimed through mere appeals to conscience, but through unyielding struggle.
Whether you’re seeking inspiration for personal growth, motivation to stand up for others, or guidance on forging a more inclusive future, Ambedkar’s words offer both clarity and courage. Read on to discover the insights that have inspired generations—and that still speak directly to the challenges of our times.
Inspirational and Motivational Quotes by Dr. B R Ambedkar (Jay Bhim)
I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.
The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.
If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it.
Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
Life should be great rather than long.
Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.
Humans are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.
Though, I was born a Hindu, I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu.
Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle.
I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.
A just society is that society in which ascending sense of reverence and descending sense of contempt is dissolved into the creation of a compassionate society.
Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.
A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
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.
Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is not fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.
Political tyranny is nothing compared to social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.
Religion is for man and not man for religion
If you ask me, my ideal would be the society based on liberty, equality and fraternity. An ideal society should be mobile and full of channels of conveying a change taking place in one part to other parts.
Once you clear the minds of the people of this misconception and enable them to realise that what they are told is religion is not religion, but that it is really law, you will be in a position to urge its amendment or abolition.
I refuse to join with them in performing the miracle—I will not say trick—of liberating the oppressed with the gold of the tyrant, and raising the poor with the cash of the rich.
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.
Knowledge is the foundation of a man’s life.
Constitution is not a mere lawyers’ document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.
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 too.
Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to learn it. Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil which is essentially undemocratic.
Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.
Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle…. Goats are used for sacrificial offerings and not lions.
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They cannot make history who forget history
Be Educated, Be Organised and Be Agitated
Life should be great rather than long
If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it.
If you believe in living a respectable life, you believe in self-help which is the best help
We are Indians, firstly and lastly.
However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good.
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.
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.
So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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.
Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life.
Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.
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.
Religion and slavery are incompatible.
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.
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.
The reason why Broken Men only became Untouchables was because in addition to being Buddhists, they retained their habit of beef-eating, which gave additional ground for offence to the Brahmins to carry their new-found love and reverence to the cow to its logical conclusion.
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.
To my mind, there is no doubt that this Gandhi age is the dark age of India. It is an age in which people, instead of looking for their ideals in the future, are returning to antiquity.
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.
That the object of the Brahmins in giving up beef-eating was to snatch away from the Buddhist Bhikshus the supremacy they had acquired is evidenced by the adoption of vegetarianism by Brahmins.
The Touchables, whether they are vegetarians or flesh-eaters, are united in their objection to eat cow’s flesh. As against them stand the Untouchables, who eat cow’s flesh without compunction and as a matter of course and habit.
The food habits of the different classes of Hindus have been as fixed and stratified as their cults. Just as Hindus can be classified on their basis of their cults, so also they can be classified on the basis of their habits of food.
Indeed, the Muslims have all the social evils of the Hindus and something more. That something more is the compulsory system of purdah for Muslim women. These burka women walking in the streets is one of the most hideous sights one can witness in India.
Caste may be bad. Caste may lead to conduct so gross as to be called man’s inhumanity to man. All the same, it must be recognized that the Hindus observe Caste not because they are inhuman or wrong-headed. They observe Caste because they are deeply religious.
I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.
A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks or a line of barbed wire which prevents the Hindus from co-mingling and which has, therefore, to be pulled down. Caste is a notion; it is a state of the mind.
Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
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.
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.
I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu.
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.
Some people think that religion is not essential to society. I do not hold this view. I consider the foundation of religion to be essential to the life and practices of a society.
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.
People are not wrong in observing Caste. In my view, what is wrong is their religion, which has inculcated this notion of Caste. If this is correct, then obviously the enemy, you must grapple with is not the people who observe Caste, but the Shastras which teach them this religion of Caste.
