Quote by Shirin Ebadi
We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding re

We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure. – Shirin Ebadi

Other quotes by Shirin Ebadi

When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny thing is that human rights activists and Mr. Bush can never be situated in the same group. – Shirin Ebadi

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funny
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Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mothers home. – Shirin Ebadi

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Home
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Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization. – Shirin Ebadi

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Religion
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The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion. – John Paul Stevens

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Religion

Religion, you cant a handle on it, you just have to know or not know-people either believe or they dont believe. – Dennis Potter

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Religion

Were all sick of holy wars and bloodshed because religion is supposed to give us life and a better life and is supposed to bring out our best self. When it results in mass destruction and hatred and anxiety, its the antithesis I think of what religion was designed to do. – Vera Farmiga

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Religion

Religion and philosophy, philosophy and religion – theyre two words which are both… different. In spelling. – Eddie Izzard

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Religion

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Fight the power that be. Fight the power. – Spike Lee

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Religion survives because it answers three questions that every reflective person must ask. Who am I? Why am I here? How then shall I live? – Jonathan Sacks

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Illusion is the first of all pleasures. – Voltaire

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