Canonical Reference: BAWS Vol. 17 (Part III), p. 342 Verified Source

“The progress and future of any nation depends fundamentally on the education, moral character, and intellectual emancipation of its youth.”

— Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Architect of Modern India, Jurist & Social Thinker
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Delivered on 20 June 1946 at the founding of Siddharth College in Bombay, established under the People's Education Society to democratize higher education.