"...sensitive attunement to other people has its limits. It is not as thought peace would break out if only we had a fuller understanding of each other's point of view. The problem is not primarily a breakdown of communication...A lot of Northern Irish loyalists understand their Catholic compatriots perfectly well. It is just that they cannot stand them. It is not always necessary to speak truth to power, not least because power very often knows the truth already." Terry Eagleton, Times Literary Supplement April 20, 2012
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