It was incredible to me that members of one community could kill members of another not for anything personal that they did but simply based on their identity.
Amartya SenUnceasing change turns the wheel of life, and so reality is shown in all it's many forms. Dwell peacefully as change itself liberates all suffering sentient beings and brings them great joy.
Amartya SenGlobalization is a complex issue, partly because economic globalization is only one part of it. Globalization is greater global closeness, and that is cultural, social, political, as well as economic.
Amartya SenI'ยm generally in favor of economic globalization. Having said that, it doesnยt always work and does not immediately work in the interest of all. There are sufferers.
Amartya SenI think just as armament had a major impact of a negative kind in the world, education is something which has a major impact of a positive kind in the world. And I think the American population, with its humanity and with its concern about the future of the world, has a real reason to think about what it can do to help the world in expanding education.
Amartya Sen