The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists Quotes

“Most theories and ideologies claimed to explain the world, or some aspect of it, but did not in any real sense influence the world. Underneath everything, beneath the layers of explanation that we created, beneath all our elaborate protocols, people still did exactly as they wanted to do. In other words, you did not change human nature by inventing a theory of human nature.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists

“We are not polyester people.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists

“Most people try,” said Ulf. It was something that he reminded himself of regularly, as it made all the difference in your dealing with people. If you bore in mind that they were trying their best, it became that much easier to be tolerant.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists