"You must abolish your slavery yourselves. It is disgraceful to live at the cost of one's self-respect. Self-respect is the most vital factor in life. Without it, man is a mere cipher. To live worthily with self-respect one has to overcome difficulties. It is out of hard and ceaseless struggle alone that one derives strength, confidence, and recognition."
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar
(13th April 1929)