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A Nation of Idiots A Nation of Idiots by Daksh Tyagi
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“Money never made anybody rich. To be rich, you need the poor.
The rich understand this quite well. But the poor do not.
And this idiocy, they call an economy.”
Daksh Tyagi, A Nation of Idiots
“We fought for freedom. Whose freedom? The heterosexual man? The religious heterosexual man? The religious homophobic chauvinistic man? The religious homophobic protectionist chauvinistic man? The religious homophobic protectionist un-aborted chauvinistic man? Whose freedom did we fight for?”
Daksh Tyagi, A Nation of Idiots
“We build things to prove our worth, and break things to prove our point.”
Daksh Tyagi, A Nation of Idiots
“Even on mute, the news is too loud.”
Daksh Tyagi, A Nation of Idiots
“It appears two things define an ideal Indian man: his hatred of Pakistan and his desire to be the first.”
Daksh Tyagi, A Nation of Idiots
“I grew up in a country of over a billion people. The first uncomfortable question I asked my parents was not where children came from, but why were there so many of them.”
Daksh Tyagi, A Nation of Idiots
“A Politician's survival kit:
Please the majority, comfort the minority,
keep the rich in the loop and the poor disillusioned.”
Daksh Tyagi, A Nation of Idiots
“The notion of trying to make friends in high places seems absurd, when you consider what they must have done to get there.”
Daksh Tyagi, A Nation of Idiots
“Kids are the future, as we were once.
It is a nominal title. Best not to get too attached.”
Daksh Tyagi, A Nation of Idiots
“It’s okay to be annoyed by people. I’m sure you’re annoying to others too.”
Daksh Tyagi, A Nation of Idiots