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gratefulness, he said and quoted a citation from Irish philosopher which read : “No man can be grateful at the cost of his honour. No woman can be grateful at the cost of her chastity. And no nation can be grateful at the cost of its liberty.”
Gratefulness had its own limitations. Dr. Ambedkar said, He did not want to be a slave in the Government of India.
Replying to the claim made by Mr. Patil, that it was through his efforts that Dr. Ambedkar found a place in the Central Government, Dr. Ambedkar said that it was one of the greatest surprises of his life how he got into the Cabinet, particularly when the Congress was determined and practically vowed not to permit him to enter even the portals of the Constituent Assembly. [1]
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1 : The Times of India, dated 27th November 1951.