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“هناك تناقض عجيب عند الشعب المصري الذي يصلي ويقرأ في كتابه المقدس الإسلامي والمسيحي كل يوم ويلعن فرعون في كل صلاة، ثم يقول مصر الفرعونية.. أليس هذا تناقضًا؟!.. قل لي إذن كيف يمكن أن تعتبر الفرعونية رمزًا للاستقلال وهي مكروهة وفقًا للدين، وهي مطلبك وفقًا للوطنية، كيف يمكن أن تحقق لهذا الشعب حق الاتساق مع نفسه.. تقول أنا بعيد عن المحيط، ولست عربيًّا.. أليس غريبًا أن تكون في محيط يتكلم العربية من كل اتجاه ثم تقول إنك مختلف. التاريخ الفرعوني عظيم في مواريثه التي دخلت في سياق الحضارة الإنسانية الشاملة، لكنك لا تستطيع أن تستعيد الماضي لكي تعود للحياة فيه.”
― مبارك وزمانه: ماذا جرى في مصر ولها؟
― مبارك وزمانه: ماذا جرى في مصر ولها؟
“Man proceeds in the fog. But when he looks back to judge people of the past, he sees no fog on their path. From his present, which was their faraway future, their path looks perfectly clear to him, good visibility all the way. Looking back, he sees the path, he sees the people proceeding, he sees their mistakes, but not the fog.”
― Testaments Betrayed: An Essay in Nine Parts
― Testaments Betrayed: An Essay in Nine Parts
“To what end, he wondered, had the Divine created the stars in heaven to fill a man with feelings of inspiration one day and insignificance the next?”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“The principle here is that a new generation owes a measure of thanks to every member of the previous generation. Our elders planted fields and fought in wars; they advanced the arts and sciences, and generally made sacrifices on our behalf. So by their efforts, however humble, they have earned a measure of our gratitude and respect.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“If patience wasn’t so easily tested, then it would hardly be a virtue. . . ”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
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