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“Western society is a society of ever richer, more varied, more productive, more self-defined, and more satisfying lives; it is a society of boundless private charity; it is a society that broke, on behalf of merit, the seemingly eternal chains of station by birth.”

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Ibn Warraq
Ibn Warraq

Ibn Warraq is an author born in 1946. His works mainly discuss Islam, religious freedom, and Western philosophy. His real identity remains a mystery, but his works have had a wide impact in the academic and public spheres. more

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