"I am certainly not allergic to causes - particularly on subjects such as religious intolerance."

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Vikram Seth

#Religious Quotes #Causes Quotes #Intolerance Quotes

“Profits on the exchange are the treasures of goblins. At one time they may be carbuncle stones, then coals, then diamonds, then flint stones, then morning dew, then tears.”
“I'm an honest hoe, and all my hoes is honest.”
“Africa is cruel...it takes your heart and grinds it into powdered stone - and no-one minds”
“I know you have bad news,â€ I say softly. â€œIâ€™m ready for it.â€ But thatâ€™s not true. One is never ready. You just lie and say you are and hope you can take the hit on the chin without going down.”
“Make sure the government treats others the same as you would want the government to treat you. ...Once you consent to the government ignoring the Constitution, you deny yourself the protection of the Constitution.”
“Tree of Liberty: A tree set up by the people, hung with flags and devices, and crowned with a cap of liberty. The Americans of the United States planted poplars and other trees during the war of independence, "as symbols of growing freedom." The Jacobins in Paris planted their first tree of liberty in 1790. The symbols used in France to decorate their trees of liberty were tricoloured ribbons, circles to indicate unity, triangles to signify equality, and a cap of liberty. Trees of liberty were planted by the Italians in the revolution of 1848.”
“If we are in Christ the whole basis of our goings is God, not conceptions of God, not ideas of God, but God Himself. We do not need any more ideas about God, the world is full of ideas about God, they are all worthless, because the ideas of God in anyoneâ€™s head are of no more use than our own ideas. What we need is a real God, not more ideas about Him.”
“This must be a real horrorshow film if you're so keen on my viddying it.”

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