Oriana Fallaci

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I am known for a life spent in the struggle for freedom, and freedom includes the freedom of religion.

I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.

I didn't want to kill a man. I'm not capable of killing a man. I wanted to kill a tyrant.

I have always looked on disobedience toward the oppressive as the only way to use the miracle of having been born.

Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.

War is something Arafat sends others to do for him. That is, the poor souls who believe in him. This pompous incompetent caused the failure of the Camp David negotiations, Clinton's mediation.

When my father was arrested, we didn't know where they had him. My mother found him at the house of torture. It was called Villa Triste.

Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man?