Thought-provoking quotes by the Egyptian satirical writer Galal Amer

 “It is a society that does not care for the hungry unless he is a voter, or the naked unless it was a woman.”

The life of the citizen has become very difficult as he must protect his life from thugs as well as protect his mind from politicians."
“أصبحت مهمة المواطن صعبة فعليه أن يحافظ على حياته من البلطجية وأن يحافظ على عقله من السياسيين”


“حقوق الإنسان: هو حق المواطن في ألا يتم إهانته إلا تحت إشراف ضابط”
“Human Rights: the right of a citizen not to be humiliated except under the supervision of a police officer.”


When Rousseau spoke of separation of powers, we told him our society has a different nature. We prefer to ‘combine’ the powers because the executive power is afraid of sleeping alone.”


“We are very democratic. Our discussions begin with an exchange of opinions on politics and economics, and end with an exchange of opinions on our mothers and fathers.”

“You have no right to look forward to having an important position in your country. Similar to the bus seats, these are designated only for older people.