Republic Day 2017: B R Ambedkar top 10 quotes to share on WhatsApp, SMS, Facebook, Instagram on this 68th Republic Day!

We bring to you some B R Ambedkar quotes to share on WhatsApp, SMS, Facebook on this Republic Day. Wish you all a very 68th Happy Republic Day 2017!

Republic Day in India is celebrated on January 26 every year, and in 2017 India will celebrate 68th Republic Day. Republic Day is declared as one of the national holidays of India. It is the commemoration of the most memorable moment when India’s Constitution came into being on January 26, 1950. Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar also known as Babasaheb Ambedkar is one of the most important persons of Indian politics. Babasaheb Ambedkar was independent India’s first law minister. He was a Dalit icon and is known as the architect of the Constitution of India. People celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti across India as a mark of respect.

Babasaheb Ambedkar spent his life fighting against social discrimination. He was born in the military cantonment of Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and earned a degree in law. Ambedkar was a doctorate in economics and political science from Columbia University and the London School of Economics. In the Constitution of India, he guaranteed freedom to a citizen, the abolition of untouchability and introduced reservation for jobs. He opposed Article 370 that guarantees special status to Jammu and Kashmir. In 1990, B R Ambedkar was felicitated with the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour.

We bring to you some B R Ambedkar quotes to share on WhatsApp, SMS, Facebook, Instagram on this Republic Day and do not forget to wish them an enjoyable and prosperous Republic Day. Wish you all a very 68th Happy Republic Day 2017!

1. “Law and order are the medicine of the body politic, and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.”
2. “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.”

3. “A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.”
4. “Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.”

5. “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.”

6. “A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. The taste of anything can be changed. But poison cannot be changed into nectar.”

7. “…no one can doubt that there was a time when Hindus, both Brahmins and non-Brahmins, ate not only flesh but also beef.”

8. “Though, I was born a Hindu, I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu.”

9. “I will not believe in Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. Neither would I worship them.”

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