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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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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There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see. – Naguib Mahfouz

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Society
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We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were. – Naguib Mahfouz

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Change
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In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and I firmly believe that our nations laws and resources need to reflect the seriousness of these terrible crimes. – Bob Ney

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Society is based on the assumption that everyone is alike and no one is alive. – Hugh Kingsmill

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He has the obligation to society that any human being has. I dont think a satirist has any greater obligation to society than a bricklayer or anybody else. – Shel Silverstein

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Whether you think a film will affect society or its plain entertainment, its all excellent, its all noble. – Joaquin Phoenix

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