“I lived in countries that had no democracy... so I don't find myself in the same luxury as you do. You grew up in freedom, and you can spit on freedom because you don't know what it is not to have freedom.”
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“If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?”
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― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
“You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your preconception. You see what is, where most people see what they expect.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
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― Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations
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