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"Even as we ought to accept that each country would progress with a different method and speed toward that goal, the standard for the expected end-state should not be lowered."
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"I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia: It won't be the religion, but rather the world-view of some of its followers that shall be made current."
Religion
"I take the debate on the method of promoting democracy seriously."
Debate
"In this context, social consensus, and institutions that embody this consensus, must be made effective in order for democratization not to be abused as a provisional instrument to establish an anti-democratic regime."
Order
"The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to establishing democratic rule at universal standards. Obviously, this would be a formidable journey."
Encouraging
"Paramount is the need to secure human rights. The form of rule should be such that the citizen does not have to fear the State, but gives it direction and confidently participates in its administration."
Fear
"But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled."
Culture
"In other words, the bar should be maintained at the level of a pluralistic and participatory democracy."
Democracy
"I regard the endorsement of both the objective and a method - which can differ from one country to another- of democratization by the parties in the region as a basic requisite of democratization in the Middle East."
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"There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world for democratization."
Muslim
"According to this view, democracy is a product of western culture, and it cannot be applied to the Middle East which has a different cultural, religious, sociological and historical background."
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"Progress does take time, it doesn't matter how slowly or fast you go, it will sure come."
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"The absence of knowledge of the truths about money leads to poverty and financial slavery."
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"I do not know by what extraordinary mental accident modern writers so constantly connect the idea of progress with the idea of independent thinking."
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"If the humanity does not poison the minds of the children with all sort of religious craps, the new generations of humanity will soon create a new world order where reason and logic will be the sole guide, the sole savior!"
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"And the people of Ankh-Morpork are so thirsty for novelty that the whole city is, you might say, hurrying the future along for the sheer joy of watching its progress."
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"Respect is the lifeblood of progress, and the safe harbour of humanity's great aspirations."
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"A powerful process automatically takes care of progress, productivity and profits."
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"You are modern humans of the civilized world. And modern humans rise beyond all laws and superstitions of the society. They help their fellow beings to rise from the ashes of ignorance, illusion and fear."
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"Without constructive skepticism, without human progress."
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"If we are to make progress, we must not repeat history but make new history. We must add to inheritance left by our ancestors."
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