Canonical Reference: BAWS Vol. 1, p. 78 Verified Source

“Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks or a line of barbed wire. Caste is a notion; it is a state of the mind. The destruction of caste does not mean the destruction of a physical barrier, but a change in the state of mind.”

— Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Architect of Modern India, Jurist & Social Thinker
Historical Setting & Context:

Verified philosophical analysis in Annihilation of Caste (1936), Chapter 20 explaining the psychological roots of caste prejudice.