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Tahar Ben Jelloun

"A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and express themselves freely."

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Donna Grant

"This civilization is the impact of the world's consumption behavior."

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Donna Grant

"Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell."

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Donna Grant

"In the world of primitive savages, religion and bigotry go hand in hand. But, in the world of civilized humans, religion and reason must go hand in hand."

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Donna Grant

"Old people have wisdom but not energy; young people have energy but not wisdom; energy and wisdom must be in the same body to create a much better civilisation! To do this, we will either give energy to the old or we will give wisdom to the young and for now the latter seems a more plausible action!"

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Donna Grant

"For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization."

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Donna Grant

"Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights."

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Donna Grant

"Adoration is a sign of an infant civilization."

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Donna Grant

"A civilization is built upon the edifice of genuine human minds, not the primitive and deluded minds of barbarian apes, who in most cases read one book of opinions written hundreds or thousands of years ago and think that they have factual answers to all the questions in the world."

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Donna Grant

"Surely the only sound foundation for a civilization is a sound state of mind."

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Donna Grant

"To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization."

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Tahar Ben Jelloun
"Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl."

Friendship

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Tahar Ben Jelloun
"In the Arab world, there is no link between the cultural habits of peoples and the ways of thinking and creating of modern intellectuals. They are two separate worlds."

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Tahar Ben Jelloun
"Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private."

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Tahar Ben Jelloun
"The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy desire for knowledge."

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Tahar Ben Jelloun
"New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People have fought to make Europe what it is today. Freedom is not something that is served up on a plate."

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Tahar Ben Jelloun
"My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible."

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Tahar Ben Jelloun
"At 21, I discovered repression and injustice. The army would shoot students with real bullets."

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Tahar Ben Jelloun
"There are very few great poets in the world."

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Tahar Ben Jelloun
"It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how to use it, learn to work in it and express new values in it."

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Tahar Ben Jelloun
"We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side."

Fear

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