"The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it. And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There's no innocence. Either way, you're accountable."

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Source : Arundhati Roy (2001). “Power Politics”

Arundhati Roy

#Political Quotes #Way Quotes #Saying Nothing Quotes

“As for the petty little world of journalism, the media demonstrates how it, more than anyone, is careful to traffic only in authorized ideas and wares; while at the same time it fosters, through its antics, the illusion of a free circulation of ideas and opinions - not unlike jesters in a tyrant's court.”
“We put up with a lot to be saved from chaos. We always have.”
“Everything goes wrong for a government which is going wrong”
“Wrong education and upbringing produces ugly personalities, whereas a fine upbringing and good education will bring forth superior sense and feeling, as well as nobility and purity of mind.”
“There can be no security where there is fear.”
“I'm not a real social person - I'm shy - and a lot of the business is just social”
“Never go back, never apologize, and never forget we're half the human race.”
“Satan always sends error into the world in pairs that are opposites. His great hope is that you will get so upset about one of his errors, that you'll react into the opposite one, and he's got you.”

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