Man treats woman as his own property and not as being capable of feelings, like himself. The way man treats women is much worse than the way landlords treat servants and the high-caste treat the low-caste. These treat them so demeaningly only in situations mutually affecting them; but men treat cruelly and as slaves, from their birth till death.
Periyar E. V. RamasamyThere is no use of simply acquiring titles or amassing wealth if one has no self-respect and scientific knowledge.
Periyar E. V. RamasamyMarriages should culminate on account of the wishes of the couple. It is their knitting of the hearts that should lead to marriages.
Periyar E. V. RamasamyThere is no god, there is no god, there is no god at all. He who invented god is a fool. He who propagates god is a scoundrel. He who worships god is a barbarian.
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy