Michela Wrong Quotes

#1. Bantu Philosophy: People cling to life and are not yet at the stage where they wil fight for the quality of that life. They feel as long as they are surviving, that is enough.

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#2. You cannot have a society of angels except in heaven

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#3. Spirituality can go hand-in-hand with ruthless single-mindedness when the individual is convinced his cause is just

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#4. Experience has taught that politics is a game played by conmen and hypocrites.

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#5. There is a graceless human tendency to wish upon others the ills visited upon oneself. Instead of pointing successors towards short cuts, you relish seeing them clambering through identical hoops.

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#6. When a society is criticised by outsiders, its members wince but shrug their shoulders. 'What you can expect from strangers?' is the feeling. When the attack comes from within, no such indulgence is shown. 'He was one of us,' runs the refrain.

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