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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

Topics: Against Because Death Had Islam Leaving Me Out Pay Price Security Speaking Threats

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Netanyahu personally is leading the campaign against the Arabs.

~Ayman Odeh

Topics: Against Arabs Campaign Leading Netanyahu Personally

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The Palestinian people choose how to fight against the occupation.

~Ayman Odeh

Topics: Against Choose Fight How Occupation Palestinian Palestinian People People

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Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Against Dangerous Disarmed Force Government Holds Legal Legally Man Monopoly Most Physical Potentially Rights Threat Use Victims

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Look at Ayatollah Khomeini's revolution and the slogans that they used: anti-imperialism; anti-colonialism; the struggle of the have-nots against the haves; the state monopoly over economy, which was very much patterned after the Soviet Union. All of these things did not come out of Islam. Islam is not that developed.

~Azar Nafisi

Topics: After Against Come Developed Did Economy Islam Look Monopoly Much Out Over Revolution Slogans Soviet Soviet Union State Struggle Things Union Used Very Which

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Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness of laws against women in countries like Iran, no matter how benign their intentions, present a condescending view not just of the religion but also of women living in Muslim majority countries, as if the desire for choice and happiness is the monopoly of women in the west.

~Azar Nafisi

Topics: Against Also Benign Choice Condescending Countries Desire Dismiss Happiness How Intentions Iran Just Laws Like Living Majority Matter Monopoly Muslim Present Religion Those View West Who Women

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When I was teaching at the University of Tehran we were struggling against the implementation of the revolution rules.

~Azar Nafisi

Topics: Against Implementation Revolution Rules Struggling Teaching University Were

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Even at an early age, I rebelled against my strict upbringing. When I was 9, I built myself a 'make-out fort' in our backyard from wood, filled it with candy, and invited my blond, blue-eyed neighbor over to kiss.

~Azita Ghanizada

Topics: Against Age Backyard Blond Blue-Eyed Built Candy Early Early Age Even Filled Fort Invited Kiss Myself Neighbor Our Over Rebelled Strict Upbringing Wood

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If a work alienates a reader, should that be counted against it? I respect people that love 'Ulysses,' for example, but I'm on the other side of the argument. 'Ulysses' would be better if it seduced me. But I probably have the minority point of view.

~B. J. Novak

Topics: Against Argument Better Counted Example For Example Love Me Minority Other People Point Point Of View Reader Respect Seduced Should Side Ulysses View Work Would

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We've got a great value proposition against Chromebooks, we are not ceding the market to anyone.

~B. Kevin Turner

Topics: Against Anyone Got Great Great Value Market Proposition Value

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