Republic Day 2024: Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, or Dr. Ambedkar, is one of the founding leaders of independent India and one of the country’s most important social reformers. He was born on April 14, 1891 in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. Despite facing many challenges, he became one of the most educated South Asians, obtaining higher education degrees in economics and law from institutions such as Columbia University and the University of London.

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After India’s independence, he served as the Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee and later became the first Law Minister of independent India. Ambedkar had long believed that the spirit of the Indian Constitution would be realized only when there was social reform and harmony.

10 Inspirational Quotes of Dr. Ambedkar on Law and Social Justice

1. A just society is one in which ascending respect and descending contempt mingle and create a compassionate society.
2. No matter how good the Constitution is, if those who implement it are not good then it will prove to be bad. No matter how bad the Constitution is, if those who implement it are good then it will prove to be good.
3. Constitutional morality is not a natural feeling. It will have to be cultivated. We must understand that our people are still yet to learn it. Democracy in India is just a show on Indian soil which is fundamentally undemocratic.
4. Democracy is not just a form of government. It is primarily a way of connected living, jointly communicated experience. It is basically an attitude of respect and reverence towards our fellow men.
5. History shows that where morality and economics conflict, economics always wins. Vested interests have never willingly disinvested unless they had enough power to force them.
6. Devotion in religion can be the path to salvation of the soul. But in politics, bhakti or hero-worship is a sure path to degradation and ultimately dictatorship.
7. Since you are unable to achieve social freedom, whatever freedom is provided by law is of no use to you.
8. In my opinion, only when the Hindu society becomes a casteless society can it hope for adequate strength to protect itself. Without such inner strength, Swaraj for Hindus could prove to be only a step towards slavery.
9. I measure the progress of a community by the progress achieved by women.
10. Depression is the worst type of disease that can affect people.