Quotes by "B.R. Ambedkar"

Though, I was born a Hindu, I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu
— B.R. Ambedkar Writings And Speeches: A Ready Reference Manual
Tags: religion, hindiusm
In the Hindu religion, one can[not] have freedom of speech. A Hindu must surrender his freedom of speech. He must act according to the Vedas. If the Vedas do not support the actions, instructions must be sought from the Smritis, and if the Smritis fail to provide any such instructions, he must follow in the footsteps of the great men. He is not supposed to reason. Hence, so long as you are in the Hindu religion, you cannot expect to have freedom of thought
Tags: vedas, smritis, religion, rationality, puranas, hinduism, great-men, freedom-of-thought, freedom-of-speech
The Hindus criticise the Mahomedans for having spread their religion by the use of the sword. They also ridicule Christianity on the score of the Inquisition. But really speaking, who is better and more worthy of our respect—the Mahomedans and Christians who attempted to thrust down the throats of unwilling persons what they regarded as necessary for their salvation, or the Hindu who would not spread the light, who would endeavour to keep others in darkness, who would not consent to share his intellectual and social inheritance with those who are ready and willing to make it a part of their own make-up? I have no hesitation in saying that if the Mahomedan has been cruel, the Hindu has been mean; and meanness is worse than cruelty.
Tags: religion, proselytizing, intolerance, hinduism, hindu, conversion