Salman Rushdie's Quote - The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservativ

Quote by Salman Rushdie

The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservativ

The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any culture, because it seeks to turn other ideas – uncertainty, progress, change – into crimes. – Salman Rushdie

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Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. – Salman Rushdie

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If you actually want to change your world, there is a better way of doing it than blowing yourself up. – Salman Rushdie

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Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total explanation, have wrought havoc among mere mixed-up human beings. – Salman Rushdie

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It is tragic that people who are incarcerated are unable to vote. They are probably the most important voices to listen to because they can tell us what we need to change. – Margaret Cho

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Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments. – Plato

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I wouldnt change a single thing, because one change alters every moment that follows it. – Sidney Poitier

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