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In December of 1996, The...
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In December of 1996, The Port St. Lucie Tribune reported that Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, addressed the Bard College graduates at Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
In his speech Rushdie urged the graduates to defy their gods. The British author believes that big and little gods, corporate and incorporeal gods, all demand to be worshiped and obeyed. They must be defied. That was his advice to the bright young minds. Rushdie went on to imply that by defying the gods human beings can best express their humanity.
In his speech Rushdie urged the graduates to defy their gods. The British author believes that big and little gods, corporate and incorporeal gods, all demand to be worshiped and obeyed. They must be defied. That was his advice to the bright young minds. Rushdie went on to imply that by defying the gods human beings can best express their humanity.
