I think that England made a very big, historical mistake to allow itse…

Salman Rushdie
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I think that England made a very big, historical mistake to allow itself to become the kind of terrorist capital of the world. ✨ 'I have the hatred in a trunk in storage'. Interview with Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. August 24, 2005.
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