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ALAA AL ASWANY
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Illiteracy does not impede the practice of democracy, as witnessed by the success of democracy in India despite the high illiteracy rate.
Alaa Al AswanyAlaa Al Aswany On the other hand, to eradicate illiteracy requires that we elect a fair and efficient political regime.
Alaa Al AswanyAlaa Al Aswany If you can’t find good in your own country, you won’t find it anywhere else.
Alaa Al AswanyAlaa Al Aswany Egyptians are like camels: they can put up with beatings, humiliation and starvation for a long time but when they rebel they do so suddenly and with a force that is impossible to control.
Alaa Al AswanyAlaa Al Aswany Revolution is like a love story. When you are in love, you become a much better person.
Alaa Al AswanyAlaa Al Aswany A fascinating book and a great pleasure to read:
Alaa Al AswanyAlaa Al Aswany I am according to my slave’s expectations of me: if good, then good, and if bad, then bad.
Alaa Al AswanyAlaa Al Aswany One doesn’t need a university diploma to realize that the ruler is oppressive and corrupt.
Alaa Al AswanyAlaa Al Aswany Everything that happened to you is a page that’s been turned and is done with.
Alaa Al AswanyAlaa Al Aswany And when you are in revolution, you become a much better person.
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Amanda KarchAmanda Karch I did everything I could to make it work I was casting nets into the ocean and all they were doing was returning back empty.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados We flew to heaven, and we touched the sun.
Jennifer JulietteJennifer Juliette You told me everything would be okay. I wish you had said – you’ll hurt but I’ll hold you.
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