There is no right in the world not to be offended. That right simply doesn't exist. In a free society, an open society, people have strong opinions, and these opinions very often clash. In a democracy, we have to learn to deal with this. And this is true about novels, it's true about cartoons, it's true about all these products.


The Hindu interview (2012)

Salman Rushdie Quotes

There is no right in the world not to be offended. That right simply doesn't exist. In a free society, an open society, people have strong opinions,...

There is no right in the world not to be offended. That right simply doesn't exist. In a free society, an open society, people have strong opinions,...

There is no right in the world not to be offended. That right simply doesn't exist. In a free society, an open society, people have strong opinions,...

There is no right in the world not to be offended. That right simply doesn't exist. In a free society, an open society, people have strong opinions,...