"The intellectual must be an exile, an outcast, a marginal figure."

"The main battle in the world today is between the forces of imperialism and the forces of liberation."

"The Palestinian cause is not just a cause for Palestinians, but a cause for all who believe in justice and human rights."

"The academic world is often complicit in the perpetuation of power structures, in the reproduction of ideologies."

"The Palestinian people have a right to self-determination, to a state of their own, to live in peace and dignity."