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> [“Thus did I receive, through the singing of these various hymns and the moral education that accompanied them, not only a religious, but a political schooling of sorts. For though the intertwining of morality and politics does not necessarily make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-said-makdisi/thus-did-i-receive-through-the-singing-of-these-various-hymns-and-the/)

Jean Said Makdisi

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## More by Jean Said Makdisi

> [“Is it not true that in ancient times the worst punishment of all was not death, but banishment?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-said-makdisi/is-it-not-true-that-in-ancient-times-the-worst-punishment-of-all-was/)

Jean Said Makdisi

> [“Thus did I receive, through the singing of these various hymns and the moral education that accompanied them, not only a religious, but a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-said-makdisi/thus-did-i-receive-through-the-singing-of-these-various-hymns-and-the/)

Jean Said Makdisi

> [“I had been brought up to be something of an intellectual, but there seemed at the time no connection between my newly formed ideas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-said-makdisi/i-had-been-brought-up-to-be-something-of-an-intellectual-but-there/)

Jean Said Makdisi

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