Extremism Quotes - Page 3

• The big issue of our time is trying to deal with extremism based on a perversion of religion and how you get peaceful coexistence between people of different faiths and cultures.

  Tony Blair

  Issues, People, Peaceful

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• It is my vision that we all will dedicate the next decade to achieve universal literacy and education for all children, especially for girls. More than 145 million of the world's children are deprived of education due to poverty, exploitation, slavery, gender discrimination, religious extremism, and corrupt governments. May Three Cups of Tea be a catalyst to bring the gift of literacy to each of those children who deserves a chance to go to school.

  Greg Mortenson

  Girl, Education, Religious

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• Especially today as we fight the war on terror - against an enemy that represents hatred, extremism and stands behind no flag - we need to remember the sacrifices that have gone into protecting our flag.

  Bill Shuster

  War, Fighting, Sacrifice

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• This fanaticism is what feeds terrorism. And this is precisely why Muslims must play an active role in opposing hate sermons and incitement to terrorism and extremism in their mosques.

  Otto Schily

  Hate, Play, Roles

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• Most governments are pragmatic, most people are logical. There are pockets of extremism in Israel, in the U.S. and in the Muslim world. But we have to fight them with reason, with logic and with compassion.

  Al-Waleed bin Talal

  Fighting, Compassion, Government

  "Saudi Prince Urges Ground Zero Mosque Be Moved" by Cindy E. Rodriguez, abcnews.go.com. October 28, 2010.

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• The strength of democratic societies relies on their capacity to know how to stand firm against extremism while respecting justice in the means used to fight terrorism.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Mean, Fighting, Justice

  "Living together takes effort" by Tariq Ramadan, www.theguardian.com. July 08, 2005.

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• The world is threatened by terrorism and violent extremism like never before. The rule of law is one of our chief defences against terrorism. Our shared values of freedom and democracy are shielded when like-minded nations work together to promote justice.

  Peter MacKay

  Law, Justice, Democracy

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• Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation... In the face of tyranny, cruelty, oppression, extremism, sometimes there is only one choice. When the world looks to America, America looks to you, and you never let her down.

  Hillary Clinton

  Patriotic, America, Choices

  "Clinton: Iraq Tactics 'Working. We’re Just Years Too Late...'". Hillary Clinton’s remarks to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Kansas City, Missouri, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 20, 2007.

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• The world we live in today is very, very diverse. It has extremism on one side, it has incredible liberal aspects to it on the other.

  Juan Pablo Di Pace

  World, Today, Sides

  Source: www.beliefnet.com

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• You can be moderate in a way and still intense in your views. It's the extremism that gets frightening; religious fundamentalism and wacko-left liberalism is crazy.

  Sydney Pollack

  Religious, Crazy, Views

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• Extremism is the pursuit of the presidency is an unpardonable vice. Moderation in the affairs of the nation is the highest virtue.

  Lyndon B. Johnson

  Vices, Affair, Virtue

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• Historically we have rejected extremism on the left and the right. Centrism is the right course for America.

  Edward Brooke

  America, Rejected, Courses

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• We have to render Islamist extremism as unattractive as communism has become today.

  Maajid Nawaz

  Unattractive, Today, Communism

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• Choice of evils debates always produce extremism - people choose what they hope is the lesser evil, then call it good and demonize the other choice. It will be a challenge for your generation to synthesize - to move beyond Us versus Them, to We.

  Margaret Atwood

  Inspirational, Graduation, Moving

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• In my view, this is not extremism on the left. This is what the American people support in poll after poll. Support the right to a job. Support living wages. Support real climate action. Support small community-based banks that make loans available to every day people and small businesses, not these too-big-to-fail banks that rip us off, that crash the economy at taxpayer expense. Support a public-option healthcare system, not Obamacare, which has been a boondoggle for insurance and pharmaceutical companies.

  Jill Stein

  Jobs, Rip, Real

  Source: www.justicenewsnetwork.com

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• If we were to judge nature by common sense or likelihood, we wouldn't believe the world existed.

  Annie Dillard

  Atheist, Believe, Common Sense

  Annie Dillard (2011). “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek”, p.146, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

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• Catholic extremism should be resisted as fiercely at home as we oppose the Taliban abroad.

  Jacob M. Appel

  Home, Catholic, Should

  "After St. Joseph’s: Are Women Still Safe in Catholic Hospitals?" by Jacob M. Appel, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 16, 2010.

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• There is nothing more explosive than a skilled population condemned to inaction. Such a population is likely to become a hotbed of extremism and intolerance, and be receptive to any proselytizing ideology, however absurd and vicious, which promises vast action.

  Eric Hoffer

  Promise, Population, Action

  Eric Hoffer (1982). “Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• Right-wing extremism is all about patience. That is, until it makes its move, and then it is sudden and explosive.

  Steven Weber

  Moving, Wings, Right Wing

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The Iraq conflict, while not a cause of extremism, has become a cause for extremists.

  Porter Goss

  Iraq, Causes, Conflict

  "CNN Live at Daybreak", www.cnn.com. February 17, 2005.

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• I take a very simple view that a violent extremist at some point previously been an extremist, and by definition is an extremist, so you do need to look at that non-violent extremism.

  Theresa May

  Simple, Views, Needs

  "'The Conservative Party's always stood in every seat, and I think it's important to us.'". Interview with Paul Goodman and Mark Fox, conservativehome.blogs.com. February 16, 2011.

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• A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.

  Jim DeMint

  Islamic, Light, Iraq

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• I think the political process has degenerated into name-calling and extremism, and I think that that's unfortunate.

  Bill Bradley

  Thinking, Names, Political

  "Former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley". "The Tavis Smiley show" with Tavis Smiley, www.pbs.org. January 24, 2011.

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• Hunger, disease and poverty can lead to global instability and leave a vacuum for extremism to fill. So instead of just managing poverty, we must offer nations and people a pathway out of poverty. And as president I've made development a pillar of our foreign policy, alongside diplomacy and defense.

  Barack Obama

  People, President, Pathways

  "Politics and Foreign Aid: What Romney and Obama Can Learn from Huckabee and Lincoln" by Tom Murphy, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 23, 2012.

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• There’s no need to get rid of literally hundreds of thousands of books that are fine simply because you have a problem with an isolated book or piece of literature that presents extremism.

  Mark Earley

  Book, Needs, Pieces

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