I have written this book with the conviction that the response to injury does not have to be vengeance and that we need to distinguish between revenge and justice. A response other than revenge is possible and desirable. For that to happen, however, we need to turn the moment of injury into a moment of freedom, of choice. For Americans, that means turning 9/11 into an opportunity to reflect on America's place in the world. Grief for victims should not obscure the fact that there is no choice without a debate and no democracy without choice. Mahmood Mamdani
Some Similar Quotes
  1. A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out. - Shannon L. Alder
  2. She didn't need to understand the meaning of life; it was enough to find someone who did, and then fall asleep in his arms and sleep as a child sleeps, knowing that someone stronger than you is protecting you from all evil and all danger - Paulo Coelho
  3. What is home? My favorite definition is "a safe place, " a place where one is free from attack, a place where one experiences secure relationships and affirmation. It's a place where people share and understand each other. Its relationships are nurturing. The people in... - Gladys M. Hunt
  4. I want you to have big dreams, big goals. I want you to strive to achieve them. But I don't want to see you beating yourself up every time you make a mistake. - Kelley Armstrong
  5. There’s a fine line between support and stalking and let’s all stay on the right side of that. - Joss Whedon
More Quotes By Mahmood Mamdani
  1. As Henry Moore carvedor modelled his sculpture every day, he strove to surpass Donatello4. and failed, but woke the next morningelated for another try.
  2. Worship is not love.
  3. [O]ver the years I travelled to another universe. However alert we are, however much we think we know what will happen, antiquity remains an unknown, unanticipated galaxy. It is alien, and old people are a separate form of life. They have green skin, with two...
  4. One day, of course, no one will remember what I remember.
  5. It's almost relaxing to know I'll die fairly soon, as it's a comfort not to obsess about my next orgasm.
Related Topics