Bernard Lewis Quotes
I think the important point which I've been trying to get across is that Islam, from the very beginning, is strongly, clearly opposed to autocratic dictatorial government. The idea which we so often hear expressed in the Western world, that's how they are, that's how they will always be and they can't do anything else.
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Actually, I had no idea what shooting hoops was or were. I thought dunking was something you did with a beignet and a cup of steaming coffee. I wasn't exactly sure what a Knick was.
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We would be able to deal with Islam if we were allowed to deal with it in the way we think we should.
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My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else to turn.
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Fanaticism and terrorism have no place in Islam.
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The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.
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Social Security is not just another government spending program. It is a promise from generation to generation.
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Our rights come from God, not the government.
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The Israeli government has already established a fund to encourage young Arab women, specifically from the Bedouin community, to study engineering. We are funding their university studies and providing them with mentors who assist them with their studies and the job placement process.
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
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Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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The biggest challenge is always the governments - they try to stop all good things. I try to stay away from them as much as I can, as I know if someone can destroy something good, it's the government.
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We should be open to a discussion on keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. I don't know how that manifests itself, but I'm looking to get elected president of the United States. I just want to let people know I have an open mind about how we might - how government might - interject itself in a lot of the problems we have.
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The entrenched beliefs many westerners profess about Islam often reveal more about the West than they do about Islam or Muslims.
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The whole idea that what is not normal should be kept secret – that's really distasteful to me.
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A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence.
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A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
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The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it.
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We have morons representing us. People who go up and vote for a bill that they have never read - I mean, are we crazy? Are we insane to hand over our government to those kinds of people?
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Today in Washington, D.C., several government buildings were left without power. Of course, the White House will be without power for two more years.
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
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The imminent demise of the church has been predicted since the middle of the 18th century. This is the regular secular mantra if churchgoing declines. I could take you to plenty of churches that are full to bursting and new churches being built.
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Maybe 'America first' means also that you have to deal with America first.
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I think the important point which I've been trying to get across is that Islam, from the very beginning, is strongly, clearly opposed to autocratic dictatorial government. The idea which we so often hear expressed in the Western world, that's how they are, that's how they will always be and they can't do anything else.
