"From the beginning however, there was resistence to Portuguese mastery over Kotte. While Dharmapala was alive there were two major revolts, one led by Akaragama Appuhamy in 1594, and the other by Edirille rala in 1594-96."

"In recollecting Schumpeter, it is hard to tear oneself away from the exotic manner, the dubious politics, t…"

"Continues that great tradition that binds reel-life with the larger than life-world as a popular hero."

"No one can blather on like a holy man with a trapped audience. Well, maybe a politician."

"The next step in the process of liberation is to break this chain reaction of suffering whenever life is un…"

"Let us not forget that the sunlight is God's smile of benediction; that the sunshine is Heaven's light and …"

"There is only one inborn erroneous notion … that we exist in order to be happy … So long as we persist in t…"