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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.
Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.
Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.
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.
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
Intolerance of ambiguity is the mark of an authoritarian personality.
Intolerance of ambiguity is the mark of an authoritarian personality.
If I were an Al Qaeda guy, I wouldn't go out for a pizza.
If I were an Al Qaeda guy, I wouldn't go out for a pizza.
Is it the extremist, or the media, that blow things up
Is it the extremist, or the media, that blow things up
The world today has a strong democratic core shaped by American ingenuity, sacrifice, and spirit. But on the periphery are read more
The world today has a strong democratic core shaped by American ingenuity, sacrifice, and spirit. But on the periphery are many unstable and dangerous places, where terrorists seek to impose a medieval dark age. As we learned so brutally and so personally, we do face a new threat. But we also face a renewed choice - between isolation in a perilous world, which I believe is impossible in any event, and engagement to shape a safer world which is the urgent imperative of our time.
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.
