Author: Oriana Fallaci

Quotes

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.

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.

- Oriana Fallaci

Have you ever thought that war is a madhouse and that everyone in the war is a patient?

Have you ever thought that war is a madhouse and that everyone in the war is a patient?

- Oriana Fallaci

We are an age without leaders. We stopped having leaders at the end of the 20th century.

We are an age without leaders. We stopped having leaders at the end of the 20th century.

- Oriana Fallaci

This Islam business kidnapped me.

This Islam business kidnapped me.

- Oriana Fallaci

America's vulnerability comes precisely from its strength, its wealth, its power and its modernity. It's the usual story of the dog chasing its own tail.

America's vulnerability comes precisely from its strength, its wealth, its power and its modernity. It's the usual story of the dog chasing its own tail.

- Oriana Fallaci

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

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

- Oriana Fallaci

Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare.

Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare.

- Oriana Fallaci

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

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

- Oriana Fallaci

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