Salvatore Quasimodo Quotes
Religious power, which, as I have already said, frequently identifies itself with political power, has always been a protagonist of this bitter struggle, even when it seemingly was neutral.
Quasimodo, Salvatore. "The Poet and the Politician." Nobel Lectures, Literature 1901-1967, edited by Horst Frenz, Elsevier Publishing Company, 1969.
This was the third of her books that were banned in Bangladesh.
Jefferson’s concern over issues of church state separation and independence was expressed early when he was a young lawyer.
Although James’ mother, Mary Queen of Scots had been a Catholic, James was a fervent Protestant. However, he found the separation of the State from authority over the church and the Presbyterian approach not to his liking. Also, the early tradition of the Presbyterian preachers scolding the monarch, especially his mother, was uncomfortable for James.
Salvatore Quasimodo was an Italian poet and translator. In 1959, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times". Along with Giuseppe Ungaretti and Eugenio Montale, he was one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century.
