Raja Ram Mohan Roy Quotes
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a Bengali religious and social reformer and one of the founders of the Indian Renaissance of the nineteenth century. Educated in Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, and English and possessed of a deep knowledge of the religious scriptures of India, he founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828 to advance a reformed and rationalist Hindu monotheism in dialogue with Islam and Christianity. The quotes below are attributed to Raja Ram Mohan Roy, organized by topic.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy on God
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Attributed to Raja Ram Mohan Roy:
“True religion is one, though it has many forms.”
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Attributed to Raja Ram Mohan Roy:
“Reason is the supreme criterion of religious truth.”
Raja Ram Mohan Roy on Justice
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Attributed to Raja Ram Mohan Roy:
“The dignity of women is the measure of the dignity of a society.”
Raja Ram Mohan Roy on Knowledge
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Attributed to Raja Ram Mohan Roy:
“Education is the most powerful instrument for the reform of a nation.”
Raja Ram Mohan Roy on Time
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Attributed to Raja Ram Mohan Roy:
“The customs of one age are not the duties of another.”