"No one in al-Nahda believes that jihad is a way to impose Islam on the world. But we believe that jihad is self-control, is social and political struggle, and even military jihad is only a way to defend oneself in the case of aggression."

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Source : "Rached Ghannouchi: the FP interview". Interview with Marc Lynch, foreignpolicy.com. December 5, 2011.

Rashid al-Ghannushi

#Military Quotes #Believe Quotes #Struggle Quotes

“You are not in charge of the universe; you are in charge of yourself.”

Source : Arnold Bennett (2012). “How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: with The Human Machine”, p.99, Courier Corporation
“My experience of the world is that things left to themselves don't get right.”
“Outside sleep's open window, between the drops of rain, history is writing a recipe book for every earthly pain.”
“A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.”
“A beautiful flower does not exist. There's only a moment when a flower looks beautiful.”
“You will be able to appreciate the influence of such an Engine on the future progress of science. I live in a country which is incapable of estimating it.”
“Always underdress. The goal is not to look as if you made an effort for the particular event. If you can dress for a different party (i.e., wear black tie to a cocktail party, or tennis clothes for lunch), so much the better. You give the impression of being much in demand.”
“In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497.”

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