Vittorio Arrigoni quotes

“Zionism is an abominable, racist and colonial movement. Like all colonial and apartheid systems, it's in the interest of all that it be swept away. My hope is to see it replaced, without any bloodshed, with a democratic, secular and lay state – for example on the borders of historic Palestine – and where Palestinians and Israelis could live under equal rights of citizenship without ethnic and religious discrimination. It's a wish that I hope will soon become a reality.”
-- Vittorio Arrigoni

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“I want to be remembered for my dreams.”
-- Vittorio Arrigoni

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“We must remain human, even in the most difficult times … Because, despite everything, there must always be humanity within us. We have to bring it to others.”
-- Vittorio Arrigoni

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“I Am More Spiritual Than Religious; Besides I Am Not A Fanatic”

“Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals.”

“Government...may not be hostile to any religion or to the advocacy of no-religion; and it may not aid, foster, or promote one religion or religious theory against another... The First Amendment mandates governmental neutrality...”

“The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.”

Source : Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.44, Courier Corporation

“The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.”

Source : John Stuart Blackie (1858). “On beauty: three discourses delivered in the University of Edinburgh”, p.104

“I'd like to set things straight, a few more people should be pulling their weight.”

“We coin concepts and we use them to analyse and explain nature and society. But we seem to forget, midway, that these concepts are our own constructs and start equating them with reality.”

“Straight away, remove yourself from the field of spiritual progression , stay away from contemplation and skillful discourse, do not do research or meditate on the divinities, and stop concentrating and reciting textbooks! Tell me, what is the absolute nature of reality which allows no room for doubt? Listen carefully! Stop holding on to this or that, inhabit your true absolute nature, and peacefully enjoy the essence of what it is to be alive!”

“Perhaps worse still is what liberal societies might do to themselves in the face of this new and different threat [of terrorism]. They begin, by small but dangerous increments, to cease to be as liberal as they once were. They begin to restrict their own hard-won rights and freedoms as a protection against the crminial minority who attempt (and as we thus see, by forcing liberty to commit suidcide, succed in doing) to terrorise society.”

“I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.”