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I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.

~Abdurrahman Wahid

Topics: Am Follower Gandhi I Am

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Well, the most important thing about Islam is that we have to differentiate between two kinds of Islam. The first one is the institution of Islam... second, the culture of Islam.

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Topics: About Between Culture Differentiate First First One Important Important Thing Institution Islam Kinds Most Most Important Thing Second The Most Important Thing Two Well

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All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.

~Abdurrahman Wahid

Topics: Fail Grasp Islam Knowing Lenient Many Muslims Others Religion Systems Teaches Tolerated Too Towards Understand Value Which

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If we cling to the institution of Islam, then we tend to defend it against whatever we see as a danger to it, so because of this we see now that many people are defending states, defending territories, defending everything institutional in the belief that they defend Islam.

~Abdurrahman Wahid

Topics: Against Because Belief Cling Danger Defend Defending Everything Institution Institutional Islam Many Now People See States Tend Territories Then Whatever

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I don't talk in ifs.

~Abdurrahman Wahid

Topics: Ifs Talk

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I do not like violence.

~Abdurrahman Wahid

Topics: Like Violence

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I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it.

~Abdurrahman Wahid

Topics: Allow Democracy Exert God Move Pressure Students Towards Violence Way Will Without

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Biography

Nationality: Indonesian

Type: Statesman

Born: September 7th, 1940

Died: December 30th, 2009

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