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You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea.

You can kill a man, but not an idea.

Military dictatorship is born from the power of the gun, and so it undermines the concept of the rule of law and gives birth to a culture of might, a culture of weapons, violence and intolerance.

It’s never easy dealing with terrorists, but it must be done through a mixture of political, economic and administrative means.

Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.

America’s greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.

To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.

Dictatorships by their nature are unrepresentative as they neglect the social needs of the people.

The next decade cannot be a decade of confrontation and contention. It cannot be east vs. West. It cannot be men vs. women. It cannot be Islam vs. Christianity. That is what the enemies of dialogue want.

A political war can be fought from anywhere.

In distinguishing between Islamic teachings and social taboos, we must remember that Islam forbids injustice; Injustice against people, against nations, against women. It shuns race, color, and gender as a basis of distinction amongst fellowmen. It enshrines piety as the sole criteria for judging humankind.