“The contradiction between Christian exclusivism and true liberalism is seldom discussed openly and perhaps even privately.”

Source: Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism (2011)

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Indian-American entrepreneur and author 1950

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“It is true that discussion is allowed within the system. But the quarrels between right and left seem to me completely futile, for in every possible way they simply lead to an enhancement of the power of the state.”

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Context: When we speak of dialogue with the sovereign, it seems to me that this can be definitely initiated only on the basis of the greatest possible intransigence, for power today is completely alien to any real discussion. It is true that discussion is allowed within the system. But the quarrels between right and left seem to me completely futile, for in every possible way they simply lead to an enhancement of the power of the state.
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