Edward Said — "The Arab world is not a monolith."

"Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate."

"The intellectual's duty is to speak out against injustice, even when it is unpopular or dangerous."

"It is quite common to hear high officials in Washington and elsewhere speak of changing the map of the Middle East, as if ancient societies and myriad peoples can be shaken up like so many peanuts in …"

"The Israeli occupation is a form of apartheid."

"Palestine is not a problem, but an entire way of life, a culture, a history, a people."