In every country the intellectual class is the most influential class. This is the class which can foresee, advise and lead. In no country does the m… - B. R. Ambedkar

It will thus be seen that every time a proposal for the reform of the constitution comes forth, the Muslims are there, ready with some new political demand or demands. The only check upon such indefinite expansion of Muslim demands is the power of the British Government, which must be the final arbiter in any dispute between the Hindus and the Muslims. Who can confidently say that the decision of the British will not be in favour of the Muslims, if the dispute relating to these new demands was referred to them for arbitration? The more the Muslims demand, the more accommodating the British seem to become. At any rate, past experience shows that the British have been inclined to give the Muslims more than what the Muslims had themselves asked.

I will choose only the least harmful way for the country. And that is the greatest benefit I am conferring on the country by embracing Buddhism; for Buddhism is a part and parcel of Bhâratîya culture. I have taken care that my conversion will not harm the tradition of the culture and history of this land.'

there is no evidence to show that the term [Dasa, Dasyu] is used in a racial sense indicative of a non-Aryan people" ..."it was the word of abuse used by the Indo-Aryans for the Indo-Iranians (sic)"...[the battles in the Rigveda Were not between Aryans and non-Aryans but between] "different communities of Aryas who were not only different but opposed and inimical to each other.