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Quote by Naguib Mahfouz
I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the indivi

I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees. – Naguib Mahfouz

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History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself. – Naguib Mahfouz

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History
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Naguib Mahfouz
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I defend both the freedom of expression and societys right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things. – Naguib Mahfouz

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Freedom
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I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace. – Naguib Mahfouz

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Peace
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The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour someone who has experienced the tragic. In our society this person is much more important than anything he might create. – David Mamet

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Society

In the society, where people are just parts in a larger machine, individuals are unable to develop fully. – Friedrich Schiller

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Society

As you have fewer and fewer voices in a democracy, in a free society, its not good to limit the number of voices. – Michael Moore

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Society

I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they do now. – Will Rogers

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A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God. – Alan Perlis

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The Moon is opposing Jupiter. Dont get involved, its their problem. – Jim Critchfield

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The universe is change our life is what our thoughts make it. – Marcus Aurelius

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