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Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes

I think of Canada, first and foremost, in terms of space. The amount of space available is breathtaking Picture Quote #1

I believe that the dysfunctional Muslim family constitutes a real threat to the very fabric of western life. It is in the family that children are groomed to practise, promote and pass on the norms of their parents’ culture Picture Quote #1

Even with protection, even with death threats, I can publish, I can travel and I can live the life that I want and not the one my parents want or some imam somewhere thinks I should live Picture Quote #1

I have had to pay a price for leaving Islam and for speaking out. I have to pay for round-the-clock security because of the death threats against me Picture Quote #1

Catholics should be proselytizing about a God who is love, who represents a hereafter where there’s no hell, who wants you to lead a life where you can confess your sins and feel much better afterwards. Those are lovely concepts of God Picture Quote #1

You’ll be pleased to hear, Christopher, that I am no longer a Muslim liberal but an atheist [....] I find that it obviates the necessity for any cognitive dissonance Picture Quote #1

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I talk about a Christianity that is enlightened enough to separate spirituality from the rest of life. Not just church and state, but knowledge and church Picture Quote #1

It’s wrong to treat Muslims as if they will never find their John Stuart Mill. Christianity and Judaism show people can be very dogmatic and then open up Picture Quote #1

The problem is that those of us who were born into Islam and who don’t want to live according to scripture - we don’t have what the Jews have, which is a rabbinical tradition that allows you to ask questions. We also don’t have the church tradition that the Christians have Picture Quote #1

My conscience is informed by reason. It’s like Kant’s categorical imperative: behave to others as you would wish they behaved to you Picture Quote #1

No one in the American Enterprise imposes their beliefs. We clash, and I think that’s what the West is all about Picture Quote #1

But without doubts, without a standpoint reached through questionings, human beings can’t acquire knowledge Picture Quote #1

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I confront the European elite’s self-image as tolerant ‘while under their noses women are living like slaves Picture Quote #1

If such a young nation as the U. S. Could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well Picture Quote #1

If we don’t take effective measures now, the Netherlands could be torn between two extreme rights Picture Quote #1

When a ‘Life of Brian’ comes out with Muhammad in the lead role, directed by an Arab equivalent of Theo van Gogh, it will be a huge step forward Picture Quote #1

You who believe, do not take the Jews and Christians as friends; they are allies only to each other. Anyone who takes them as an ally becomes one of them Picture Quote #1

I am grateful to my father for sending me to school, and that we moved from Somalia to Kenya, where I learned English Picture Quote #1

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I don’t have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it’s not realistic to daydream about it Picture Quote #1

Avoiding offense means that we don’t accept each other as equals Picture Quote #1

I would rather clean than beg Picture Quote #1

Where there is no freedom of speech, there is no conscience Picture Quote #1

There is a huge difference between being tolerant and tolerating intolerance Picture Quote #1

... Bear true witness, even if it be against yourselves, your parents or your family Picture Quote #1

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Drinking wine and wearing trousers were nothing compared to reading the history of ideas Picture Quote #1

It takes a long time to dissolve the bars of a mental cage Picture Quote #1

Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend Picture Quote #1

We must reclaim and retake feminism from our fellow idiotic women Picture Quote #1

I want people to emphasize life before death as opposed to life after death Picture Quote #1

I love life more than I love death Picture Quote #1

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I think of Canada, first and foremost, in terms of space. The amount of space available is breathtaking (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) I believe that the dysfunctional Muslim family constitutes a real threat to the very fabric of western life. It is in the family that children are groomed to practise, promote and pass on the norms of their parents’ culture. (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) Even with protection, even with death threats, I can publish, I can travel and I can live the life that I want and not the one my parents want or some imam somewhere thinks I should live. (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) I have had to pay a price for leaving Islam and for speaking out. I have to pay for round-the-clock security because of the death threats against me. (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) Catholics should be proselytizing about a God who is love, who represents a hereafter where there’s no hell, who wants you to lead a life where you can confess your sins and feel much better afterwards. Those are lovely concepts of God. (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) You’ll be pleased to hear, Christopher, that I am no longer a Muslim liberal but an atheist [....] I find that it obviates the necessity for any cognitive dissonance. (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) I talk about a Christianity that is enlightened enough to separate spirituality from the rest of life. Not just church and state, but knowledge and church. (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) It’s wrong to treat Muslims as if they will never find their John Stuart Mill. Christianity and Judaism show people can be very dogmatic and then open up. (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) The problem is that those of us who were born into Islam and who don’t want to live according to scripture - we don’t have what the Jews have, which is a rabbinical tradition that allows you to ask questions. We also don’t have the church tradition that the Christians have. (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) My conscience is informed by reason. It’s like Kant’s categorical imperative: behave to others as you would wish they behaved to you (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) No one in the American Enterprise imposes their beliefs. We clash, and I think that’s what the West is all about (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) But without doubts, without a standpoint reached through questionings, human beings can’t acquire knowledge (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) I confront the European elite’s self-image as tolerant ‘while under their noses women are living like slaves (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) If such a young nation as the U. S. Could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) If we don’t take effective measures now, the Netherlands could be torn between two extreme rights (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) When a ‘Life of Brian’ comes out with Muhammad in the lead role, directed by an Arab equivalent of Theo van Gogh, it will be a huge step forward (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) You who believe, do not take the Jews and Christians as friends; they are allies only to each other. Anyone who takes them as an ally becomes one of them (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) I am grateful to my father for sending me to school, and that we moved from Somalia to Kenya, where I learned English (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) I don’t have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it’s not realistic to daydream about it (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) Avoiding offense means that we don’t accept each other as equals (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) I would rather clean than beg (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) Where there is no freedom of speech, there is no conscience (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) There is a huge difference between being tolerant and tolerating intolerance (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) ... Bear true witness, even if it be against yourselves, your parents or your family (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) Drinking wine and wearing trousers were nothing compared to reading the history of ideas (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) It takes a long time to dissolve the bars of a mental cage (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) We must reclaim and retake feminism from our fellow idiotic women (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) I want people to emphasize life before death as opposed to life after death (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes) I love life more than I love death (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes)

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