“However good a Constitution may be, it is sure to turn out bad if those who are called to work it happen to be a bad lot. However bad a Constitution may be, it may turn out to be good if those who are called to work it happen to be a good lot.”
— Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Architect of Modern India, Jurist & Social Thinker
Delivered on 25 November 1949 in the Constituent Assembly of India, emphasizing that constitutional morality and honest public administration are more decisive than mere legal texts.