Social tyranny outweighs political tyranny in its oppressive force.

Evidence

Political tyranny is nothing compared to social tyranny, and a reformer who defies society is a much more courageous man than a politician who defies the government. You are right in holding that caste will cease to be an operative force only when inter-dining and intermarriage have become matters of common course. You have located the source of the disease. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 948

Categorization

• APHORISMS: A compact, quotable life-truth about the greater courage and weight of defying society versus government.