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Tariq Ali quotes: Anthony Powell was the most European of 20th-century British novelists.

Anthony Powell was the most European of 20th-century British novelists.

Tariq Ali quotes: Oh my son," sighed Ama. "I was talking to the shadows of the pomegranate trees. At least they will be here when we are all gone.

Oh my son," sighed Ama. "I was talking to the shadows of the pomegranate trees. At least they will be here when we are all gone.

Tariq Ali quotes: History rarely repeats itself, but its echoes never go away.

History rarely repeats itself, but its echoes never go away.

Tariq Ali quotes: Even if you reject everything, it is always better to know what it is you are rejecting.

Even if you reject everything, it is always better to know what it is you are rejecting.

Tariq Ali quotes: After flirting with neoisolationism, the U.S. is now deciding it wants to run the world.

After flirting with neoisolationism, the U.S. is now deciding it wants to run the world.

Tariq Ali quotes: Proximity to power has an unsurprising ability to mutate a politician's spinal cord into bright yellow jelly.

Proximity to power has an unsurprising ability to mutate a politician's spinal cord into bright yellow jelly.

Tariq Ali quotes: It's a total failure of the Western imagination that the only enemy they can see is Adolph Hitler.

It's a total failure of the Western imagination that the only enemy they can see is Adolph Hitler.

Tariq Ali quotes: I am not insulted by billions of Christians, Muslims and Jews believing there is a God and praying to this nonexistent deity on a regular basis.

I am not insulted by billions of Christians, Muslims and Jews believing there is a God and praying to this nonexistent deity on a regular basis.

Tariq Ali quotes: Power can shape 'truth,' but not forever.

Power can shape 'truth,' but not forever.

Tariq Ali quotes: In my eyes, a patriot is little more than an international blackleg.

In my eyes, a patriot is little more than an international blackleg.

Tariq Ali quotes: The heathen could only be eliminated as a force if their culture was completely erased.

The heathen could only be eliminated as a force if their culture was completely erased.

Tariq Ali quotes: The Lumiere brothers first exhibited moving pictures in Paris in 1896. A year later, there was a private showing at the Yildiz palace in Istanbul.

The Lumiere brothers first exhibited moving pictures in Paris in 1896. A year later, there was a private showing at the Yildiz palace in Istanbul.

Tariq Ali quotes: The United States is now The Empire. There isn't an empire; there's The Empire, and that empire is the United States.

The United States is now The Empire. There isn't an empire; there's The Empire, and that empire is the United States.

Tariq Ali quotes: For India, the links with the United States/Israel are the centrepiece of its foreign policy.

For India, the links with the United States/Israel are the centrepiece of its foreign policy.

Tariq Ali quotes: Socially, the Cuban revolution created an education system and health service that remain the envy of much of the neo-liberal world.

Socially, the Cuban revolution created an education system and health service that remain the envy of much of the neo-liberal world.

Tariq Ali quotes: Revolutionaries are not infallible.

Revolutionaries are not infallible.

Tariq Ali quotes: In the Seventies, we still had dreams and hopes of Utopia, but by the end of the decade, the world had shifted to the right.

In the Seventies, we still had dreams and hopes of Utopia, but by the end of the decade, the world had shifted to the right.

Tariq Ali quotes: As a political current, Maoism was always weak in Britain, confined largely to students from Asia, Africa and Latin America.

As a political current, Maoism was always weak in Britain, confined largely to students from Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Tariq Ali quotes: I think democracy is on the decline in the West. Ruling parties are the same: neo-liberalism at home and wars abroad.

I think democracy is on the decline in the West. Ruling parties are the same: neo-liberalism at home and wars abroad.

Tariq Ali quotes: I am, in general, favourable to activism and social movements and hostile to graft and corruption.

I am, in general, favourable to activism and social movements and hostile to graft and corruption.

Tariq Ali quotes: I do not accept the right of big powers to change governments as and when it affects their interests.

I do not accept the right of big powers to change governments as and when it affects their interests.

Tariq Ali quotes: The past has too much knowledge embedded in it, and therefore it's best to forget it and start anew.

The past has too much knowledge embedded in it, and therefore it's best to forget it and start anew.

Tariq Ali quotes: There was a good moment in Islam when people were actually challenging authority at every level. Very different from the world we live in.

There was a good moment in Islam when people were actually challenging authority at every level. Very different from the world we live in.

Tariq Ali quotes: The function of a bourgeois democracy is to secure the consent of the masses to their own exploitation and oppression.

The function of a bourgeois democracy is to secure the consent of the masses to their own exploitation and oppression.

Tariq Ali quotes: During the Gulf War, journalists used to challenge government news managers and insisted they wouldn't just accept the official version of events.

During the Gulf War, journalists used to challenge government news managers and insisted they wouldn't just accept the official version of events.

Tariq Ali quotes: In some ways, the '60s were a reaction to the '50s and the intensity of the Cold War.

In some ways, the '60s were a reaction to the '50s and the intensity of the Cold War.

Tariq Ali quotes: Terrorism emanates from weakness, not strength. It is the sign of despair.

Terrorism emanates from weakness, not strength. It is the sign of despair.

Tariq Ali quotes: It is as difficult to define or classify Islamic cinema as it would be a Christian, Jewish or Buddhist one.

It is as difficult to define or classify Islamic cinema as it would be a Christian, Jewish or Buddhist one.

Tariq Ali quotes: It was civil disobedience that won them their civil rights.

It was civil disobedience that won them their civil rights.

Tariq Ali quotes: Desperation is the result of globalization.

Desperation is the result of globalization.

Tariq Ali quotes: As a candidate, Obama projected himself as a new Reagan, above narrow party politics. He wanted to please all but has ended up annoying many.

As a candidate, Obama projected himself as a new Reagan, above narrow party politics. He wanted to please all but has ended up annoying many.

Tariq Ali quotes: I am an atheist and do not know the meaning of the 'religious pain' that is felt by believers of every cast when what they believe in is insulted.

I am an atheist and do not know the meaning of the 'religious pain' that is felt by believers of every cast when what they believe in is insulted.

Tariq Ali quotes: Independence is the only way Scotland can realise its full political and cultural potential in the 21st century.

Independence is the only way Scotland can realise its full political and cultural potential in the 21st century.

Tariq Ali quotes: History, when they do it, is ancient history, and they sensationalize even that. Contemporary history is virtually ignored on television.

History, when they do it, is ancient history, and they sensationalize even that. Contemporary history is virtually ignored on television.

Tariq Ali quotes: We were constantly appealing for funds from readers when I edited 'The Black Dwarf' in 1968-69.

We were constantly appealing for funds from readers when I edited 'The Black Dwarf' in 1968-69.

Tariq Ali quotes: Those who really value Ukrainian sovereignty should opt for real independence and a positive neutrality: neither a plaything of the West nor Moscow.

Those who really value Ukrainian sovereignty should opt for real independence and a positive neutrality: neither a plaything of the West nor Moscow.

Tariq Ali quotes: Exploiters and manipulators have always used religion self-righteously to further their own selfish ends.

Exploiters and manipulators have always used religion self-righteously to further their own selfish ends.

Tariq Ali quotes: The origins of Indian classical music, not unlike their western counterparts, lie in the Vedas, the ancient Hindu scriptures of 2,000 years ago.

The origins of Indian classical music, not unlike their western counterparts, lie in the Vedas, the ancient Hindu scriptures of 2,000 years ago.

Tariq Ali quotes: We live, after all, in a world where illusions are sacred and truth profane.

We live, after all, in a world where illusions are sacred and truth profane.

Tariq Ali quotes: I think the Americans fished out the same condom but found it had too many holes in it.

I think the Americans fished out the same condom but found it had too many holes in it.

Tariq Ali quotes: The sobbing of the weak today is the sobbing of the victims of neoliberal policies. They consist of billions of people all over the world.

The sobbing of the weak today is the sobbing of the victims of neoliberal policies. They consist of billions of people all over the world.

Tariq Ali quotes: Ben-Gurion and Moshe Dayan were self-proclaimed atheists.

Ben-Gurion and Moshe Dayan were self-proclaimed atheists.

Tariq Ali quotes: The Pakistan Cricket Board is a long-standing joke, its chairmen replaced with every change of government.

The Pakistan Cricket Board is a long-standing joke, its chairmen replaced with every change of government.

Tariq Ali quotes: The genealogy of fictional characters can become an obsession, like train-spotting, and should be firmly resisted.

The genealogy of fictional characters can become an obsession, like train-spotting, and should be firmly resisted.

Tariq Ali quotes: Western enthusiasm for democracy stops when those opposed to its policies are elected to office.

Western enthusiasm for democracy stops when those opposed to its policies are elected to office.

Tariq Ali quotes: The "coalition against terrorism" means the United States. It does not wish anyone else to interfere with its strategy.

The "coalition against terrorism" means the United States. It does not wish anyone else to interfere with its strategy.

Tariq Ali quotes: The human voice deployed to recite the Vedas and later aid the temple dancers was paramount before any instruments emerged.

The human voice deployed to recite the Vedas and later aid the temple dancers was paramount before any instruments emerged.