Quotes
Authors
Reza Aslan

"But perhaps the most important innovation in the doctrine of jihad was its outright prohibition of all but strictly defensive wars. â€œFight in the way of God those who fight you,â€ the Quran says, â€œbut do not begin hostilities; God does not like the aggressorâ€ (2:190). Elsewhere the Quran is more explicit: â€œPermission to fight is given only to those who have been oppressedÂ ... who have been driven from their homes for saying, 'God is our Lord'Â â€ (22:39; emphasis added)."

-- Reza Aslan

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“Among the more irritating consequences of our flagrantly religious society is the special dispensation that mainstream religions receive. We all may talk about religion as a powerful social force, but unlike other similarly powerful institutions, religion is not to be questioned, criticized or mocked.”
“Music is the universal language of mankind.”
“Nature has made nothing in vain.”

Source : Delarivier Manley (2017). “New Atalantis”, p.276, Routledge
“Strive to attain to the greater virtues, but do not neglect the lesser ones. Do not make light of a fall even if it be the most venial of faults; rather, be quick to repair it by repentance, although many others may commit a large number of faults, slight and grievous, and remain unrepentant.”
“If, on a rare occasion, it is necessary to speak with some severity in order to make a grievous crime felt, we should always, at the conclusion of the rebuke, add some kind words. We must heal wounds, as the Samaritan did, with wine and oil. But as oil floats above all other liquors, so meekness should predominate in all our actions.”
“When It's Darkest, Men See the Stars.”
“If thereâ€™s any other message in this to readers, itâ€™s in these two characters as icons of hope, that it doesnâ€™t make any difference where you come from, or where you went to school, or who you are, thereâ€™s hope. That a kid from Jersey with Superman as the icon that kept him alive for years would one day end up writing the character is as absoutely unlikely as it is utterly inevitable. And if thatâ€™s true for me, itâ€™s true for you, if you follow your dreams and your passions in full flight. Donâ€™t give up. No Limits. Itâ€™s never too late to learn to fly.”
“I would vote to increase the debt limit if there was a corresponding level of cuts. And if there was some serious talk about a balanced budget amendment, which we as governors always had to deal with.”

Source : "Jon Huntsman Moves To Shed Obama Brand By Aligning With House GOP On Medicare, Debt Ceiling" By Jon Ward, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 20, 2011.

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