“This country of ours has more wealth than any nation, but that's not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful military on Earth, but that's not what makes us strong. Our universities and our culture are the envy of the world, but that's not what keeps the world coming to our shores.
It is that American spirit - that American promise - that pushes us forward even when the path is uncertain; that binds us together in spite of our differences; that makes us fix our eye not on what is seen, but what is unseen, that better place around the bend”
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It is that American spirit - that American promise - that pushes us forward even when the path is uncertain; that binds us together in spite of our differences; that makes us fix our eye not on what is seen, but what is unseen, that better place around the bend”
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“Does money upset the hearts of learned men ?
He answered,
"men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned''
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He answered,
"men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned''
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“Many well-meaning Dutch people have told me in all earnestness that nothing in Islamic culture incites abuse of women, that this is just a terrible misunderstanding. Men all over the world beat their women, I am constantly informed. In reality, these Westerners are the ones who misunderstand Islam. The Quaran mandates these punishments. It gives a legitimate basis for abuse, so that the perpetrators feel no shame and are not hounded by their conscience of their community. I wanted my art exhibit to make it difficult for people to look away from this problem. I wanted secular, non-Muslim people to stop kidding themselves that "Islam is peace and tolerance.”
― Infidel
― Infidel
“أما الاسلام، "مصباح الطريق" الذي هو "لا شرقيٌ ولا غربيٌ" هذه الكلمة الطاهرة كالشجرة الطيبة أصلها في "الأرض" وفرعها في "السماء" فهو يرى الواقع الموجود في الحياة، في الروح والجسد، في العلاقات الإجتماعية، في بناء المجتمع وحركة التاريخ -خلافاً للمثالية-، وكالواقعية، يعترف بوجود هذه الأمور ولكنه -خلافاً للواقعية- لا "يرضخ ل...ها" بل "يغيرها " يبدل "ماهيتها" بأسلوب ثوري، ويقودها في مسير مثالياته ومن أجل الحصول على أهدافه المثالية، "يتوسل" بغاياته "الحقيقية" لكن غير الواقعية" فلا يستسلم لها كالواقعي بل يضعها له، ولا يفر منها كالمثالي، بل يذهب نحوها ويشد بحبله على رقبتها، ويطوعها، وهكذا يجعل مما كان "حاجزاً للمثالي، "مركباً" مثالياً له.”
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