Tariq Ali Quotes

I am an atheist and do not know the meaning of the 'religious pain' that is felt by believers of every cast when what they believe in is insulted.

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• I am an atheist and do not know the meaning of the 'religious pain' that is felt by believers of every cast when what they believe in is insulted.

  

  Tariq Ali
  • Believe
  • Pain
  • Religious