Intellectual modesty is humility as to what I know; intellectual humility is modesty as to what I do not know
TARIQ RAMADANWe cannot have a free market since it does not really set us free. It’s free for interest, speculation and consumerism to create false needs.
More Tariq Ramadan Quotes
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I am too old to think that numbers are creating change
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One does not always know how to express the sorrow of the soul. One does not always know how to silence the joy of the heart.
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Islam, as a religion, has been established in France for a long time, and the religious question has been resolved in this country. Islam does not threaten France’s future in any way.
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Islam can only be modernized from within. If I state that I condemn the practice of stoning, that this punishment is despicable, it changes nothing. My fellow Muslims will say: Brother Tariq, you became a European, a Swiss citizen, so you are no longer one of us.
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Serve humanity, regardless of religion. Show solidarity for those suffering and oppressed.
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I understand the need to serve the community by talking about marriage or halal food. But you should also lead with vision, wisdom and courage.
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We need modesty not only in the way we dress; we need intellectual modesty.
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Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligence and memory, through a commonly held psychology and emotions, through spiritual and artistic communion.
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To have a moral sense is not to be dogmatic in dealing with rules. It can be an open way with dealing with questions of objectives and purpose, which is completely different.
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There is the philosophy embedded in the culture we are living. It is quite clear for example that Arabs have a different culture than Malaysians.
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For me I made it clear that I wanted to meet with both sides of the political spectrum.
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We must re-center philosophy within our frame of reference which I think is the way to deal with it.
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Greek philosophy departs from the assumption that we can understand the world autonomously using our rational faculties. Islam is not saying this.
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If you look at how we are destroying and disrespecting Creation it is obvious that is something is not clear in our understanding. We overemphasize rules but we don’t understand the objective.
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Our emotions are often beautiful, but they can also be dangerous. They represent our spontaneity, and seem to speak to us of our freedom.
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