While the past was a book he had read and re-read may times, the future was just one more literary work of art into which he used to pour himself with deep thought and concentration.
AGA KHAN IVCanada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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One of the central lessons I have learned after a half century of working in the developing world is that the replacement of fear by hope is probably the single most powerful trampoline of progress.
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Indeed, one strength of Islam has always lain in its belief that creation is not static but continuous, that through scientific and other endeavours.
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It is a world of increasing dissension and conflict in which a significant contribution is the failure of different ethnic, tribal, religious, or social groups to search for, and agree upon, a common space for harmonious co-existence.
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There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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Canada has for many years been a beacon to the rest of the world for its commitment to pluralism and for its support for the multicultural richness and diversity of its peoples.
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There is nothing wrong with being well off as long as money has a social and ethical value and is not the object of one’s own greed.
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A proper home can provide the bridge across that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.
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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
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The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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There are many interpretations of Islam within the wider Islamic community, but generally we are instructed to leave the world a better place than it was when we came into it.
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My grandfather was a most gifted person, and amongst his many qualities, one of them had always particularly impressed me.
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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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