Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be

Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules, it ceases to be a religion, as it kills responsibility which is an essence of the true religious act. – B. R. Ambedkar

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