Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding.

Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding.

Years ago I used to think it was possible for a novelist to alter the inner life of the culture. read more

Years ago I used to think it was possible for a novelist to alter the inner life of the culture. Now bomb-makers and gunman have taken that territory. They make raids on human consciousness. What writers used to do before we were all incorporated.

Is it the extremist, or the media, that blow things up

Is it the extremist, or the media, that blow things up

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.

The greatest threat to freedom, as well as the most formidable enemy of it, is a supported cause against it.

The greatest threat to freedom, as well as the most formidable enemy of it, is a supported cause against it.

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are going to win.

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are going to win.

We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for read more

We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare and population explosion. . . . We Palestinians will take over everything, including all of Jerusalem.

Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it.

Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it.

If you listen to the politicians, you might think we are all terrorists

If you listen to the politicians, you might think we are all terrorists