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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

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

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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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No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means. – George Bernard Shaw

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They become the keepers of the mystery. They place themselves between the communicants of the religion, and the immediate experience. And then they dictate the terms on which you can have contact with this wonderful mystery. We dont dictate those terms. – Larry Harvey

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Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous. – David Hume, Treatise of Human Nature, 1739

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No religion is a true religion that does not make men tingle to their finger tips with a sense of infinite hazard. – William Ernest Hocking

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