"Fascism rewarded jackasses in uniform. Democracy gives priviliges to those in sports' gear. In Italy, political regimes come to pass. The jackasses remain. Triumphant."

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Source : "Controcorrente 1974-1986". Book by Indro Montanelli, 1987.

Indro Montanelli

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“After all, I long to be in America again, nay, if I can go home to return no more to Europe, it seems to me that I shall ever enjoy more peace of mind, and even Physical comfort than I can meet with in any portion of the world beside.”
“It is the impulse of our century, with its nearly religious belief in magnitude, to fling an institution into every void.”

Source : Shirley Hazzard (1991). “Countenance of truth: the United Nations and the Waldheim case”, Vintage
“On a deeper level, I just feel like women have so many expectations they need to carry, so many different laws these days, and one hand they need to be sexy, and on the other hand they need to behave properly, and on the other hand they need to get what they want and take care of themselves.”
“Building community for its own sake is like attending a cancer support group without having cancer.”
“English is a forgiving language. It's not like Classical Arabic and it's not like French. You can speak broken English and be expressive and no one will hold it against you.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Some breakfast food manufacturer hit upon the simple notion of emptying out the leavings of carthorse nose bags, adding a few other things like unconsumed portions of chicken layer's mash, and the sweepings of racing stables, packing the mixture in little bags and selling them in health food shops.”
“I think I'm just really sensitive to the world. I really feel like I spend a lot of time "turned off".”

Source : Source: www.spin.com
“Muhammad divided the world in two sectors. One he called Dar us Salam (House of Peace) and the other, Dar al Harb (House of War). All countries, where Islam is not the ruling authority, are Dar al Harb. It is the duty of the Muslims to wage Jihad in Dar al Harb, overthrow the governments and force people into submission. This is the only kind of peace that Islam recognizes.”

Source : Source: myislam.dk

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