"I realized that democracy is indivisible, or rather, that freedom is indivisible. There are many clown-democracies in…"

"You cannot compare politicians now with those of the past. Politicians should be suited to their time. They have diff…"

"All in all, it has been a pleasant life, filled with many opportunities to do many things. Live well and be preoccupi…"

"Despite my age, I can almost say that I have never put pen to paper without worrying about censorship. The nightmare …"

"The Shāhnāmeh is the greatest epic in history. It is a treasure trove of ideas, wisdom, advice, help, guidance, and r…"

"the more sincere and intimate the relationship between a work and its reader, the better. So the countries that don’t…"

"Being iconoclastic is only acceptable and desirable if the public—or at least a specific segment of society—is open t…"

"I am a very necessary evil. I try to stay in the background, but every now and then I have to come out and kick some …"

"Why should Indian people be forced to live under a law made some 80 years ago? That is the year in which the Indian C…"

"There can be no real solution of the so-called ‘Indian problem’ unless the Interior Department embraces the principle…"