I was never totally what we would now call 'politically correct,' even in my most militant phase. I always liked good food, good wines. I suppose it was because I had total confidence in myself. Tariq Ali callconfidencecorrect Change image and share on social
Exploiters and manipulators have always used religion self-righteously to further their own selfish ends. Tariq Ali endexploitermanipulator Change image and share on social
There is no real agreement among scholars as to whether Homer and Hesiod were contemporaries or whether Homer came a hundred or so years later or earlier. How could there be, given that both poets recited and sang in an oral culture. Tariq Ali agreementcontemporaryculture share on social
The weakness in traditional Scottish nationalism lay in its own inability to grasp that identity could not be the only factor in the march to independence. Tariq Ali factorgraspidentity Change image and share on social
The human voice deployed to recite the Vedas and later aid the temple dancers was paramount before any instruments emerged. Tariq Ali aiddancerdeploy Change image and share on social
The hostility between India and Pakistan has become a habit to which both the elites have become addicted. Any attempt towards a rational solution to real problems is denounced by chauvinists on both sides. Tariq Ali addictattemptchauvinist share on social
Young women and men who joined the far-left groups did so for the best of reasons. They wanted to change the world. Many fought against the stifling atmosphere in many groups. Tariq Ali atmospherechangefight Change image and share on social
The Enlightenment attacked religion - Christianity, mainly - for two reasons: that it was a set of ideological delusions, and that it was a system of institutional oppression, with immense powers of persecution and intolerance. Tariq Ali attackchristianitydelusion share on social
An act of unilateral nuclear disarmament by a European power would have a much more lasting impact than all the sanctions under consideration. Sanctions, as we know from the example of Iraq, always affect the least powerful citizens the most. Tariq Ali actaffectcitizen share on social
In the calculus of western interests, there is no suffering, whatever its scale, which cannot be justified. Chechens, Palestinians, Iraqis, Afghans, Pakistanis are of little importance. Tariq Ali afghancalculuschechen Change image and share on social
