"History is written by those who win and…" — Edward Said

"History is written by those who win and those who dominate."

— Edward Said

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39 Quotes by Edward Said

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Since the 1960s, we have seen the failure of the melting pot ideology. This ideology suggested that different historical, cultural…
Power, after all, is not just military strength. It is the social power that comes from democracy, the cultural power…
I have never known what is Arabic or English, or which one was really mine beyond any doubt. What I…
Theory is taught so as to make the student believe that he or she can become a Marxist, a feminist,…
Ideas, cultures, and histories cannot seriously be understood or studied without their force, or more precisely their configurations of power,…
Since the time of Homer every European, in what he could say about the Orient, was a racist, an imperialist,…
Density, complexity, and historical-semantic value that is so strong as to make politics possible... Gramsci's insight is to have recognised…
The history of other cultures is non-existent until it erupts in confrontation with the United States.
Orientalism can be discussed and analyzed as the corporate institution for dealing with the Orient—dealing with it by making statements…
Uninformed and yet open to appeals for justice as they are, Americans are capable of reacting as they did to…
Beginning is not only a kind of action. It is also a frame of mind, a kind of work, an…
Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not…

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Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline. — Tony Blair
The system of domination is founded on depriving nations of their true identity. It seeks to deprive nations of their… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The United States' administrations... must recognize that Iran is a big power. Having said that, we consider ourselves to be… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no… — George W. Bush
There are reasons why Religious Right Evangelicals will continue to dominate religious discourse, not only in their own sector of… — Tony Campolo
I want to dominate the man's world. — Marina Abramovic
Whenever the dollar is held supreme and capitalistic interests dominate, a higher value will always be placed upon property rights… — Dick Gregory
The responsibility of the great states is to serve, and not to dominate, the world. — Harry S. Truman
It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people then to dominate… — Alex Karras
Ask me to play. I'll play. Ask me to shoot. I'll shoot. Ask me to pass. I'll pass. Ask me… — LeBron James
The problem is that we have allowed our egos, the part of us which believes that we are separate from… — Wayne Dyer
Nature knows no political boundaries. She puts living creatures on this globe and watches the free play of forces. She… — Adolf Hitler

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