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"The Brahmin felt defiled if he happened to touch a Muslim or an untouchable Hindu, the Muslim felt contaminated if he happened to touch a Hindu. I remember an uncle of mine who returned from the pilgrimage to Mecca called Haj, and was brought in a procession from the railway station, many Muslim and even some Hindu friends embracing him on the way. When he came home, he refused to embrace bis own children till he had"
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“Duty is heavier than a mountain, death lighter than a feather.”
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
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“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”
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“It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!”
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“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― A Man Without a Country
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― A Man Without a Country
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