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If a group of people feels that it has been humiliated and that its honour has been trampled underfoot, it will want to express its identity and this expression of an identity will take different shapes and forms.

~Abdolkarim Soroush

Topics: Been Different Express Expression Feels Forms Group Honour Humiliated Identity People Shapes Take Trampled Want Will

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Goals and objectives are based on theories and foundations.

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Topics: Based Foundations Goals Objectives Theories

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Compromise has a negative connotation.

~Abdolkarim Soroush

Topics: Compromise Connotation Negative

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There are all sorts of cries that the leaders of the Green Movement should submit themselves to the supreme leader, but that won't take place. Both sides have to be prepared for a serious negotiation.

~Abdolkarim Soroush

Topics: Be Prepared Both Both Sides Cries Green Leader Leaders Movement Negotiation Place Prepared Serious Should Sides Sort Submit Supreme Take Themselves

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One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy is now an established idea.

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Topics: Achievements Democracy Democrats Established Faithful Idea Movement Muslims Now People Realize Reform Remain

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Islam, or any religion, will become totalitarian if it is made into an ideology, because that is the nature of ideologies.

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Topics: Any Because Become Ideologies Ideology Islam Made Nature Religion Totalitarian Will

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The clergy earns its living from religion. If your interests are secured through religion, then you will defend your interests first, and religion will become secondary.

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Topics: Become Clergy Defend First Interests Living Religion Secondary Secured Then Through Will You Your

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When I have an idea, I'm like a pregnant woman. I just have to deliver.

~Abdolkarim Soroush

Topics: Deliver Idea Just Like Pregnant Woman

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God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era.

~Abdolkarim Soroush

Topics: According Each Era God Himself Historical People Period Understanding

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It is up to God to reveal a religion, but up to us to understand and realise it.

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Topics: God Realise Religion Reveal Understand Up Us

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Biography

Nationality: Iranian

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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