The people who benefit from the symbols... need not necessarily honor them, at least not fully; they need only honor them more than their rivals are seen to do. Most ideologies and belief systems are not savored for what they are; they are more appreciated for what they do, for their utility in taking on others who manipulate other symbols..
-- Fouad Ajami, The Arab Predicament
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