Canonical Reference: BAWS Vol. 1, p. 213 Verified Source

“A great man is different from an eminent person in that he is ready to be the servant of society.”

— Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Architect of Modern India, Jurist & Social Thinker
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Delivered on 18 January 1943 at the Gokhale Memorial Hall, Poona, on the 101st birthday celebration of Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade.