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> [ “Different groups in the \[Middle East\] drew two lessons from \[return of the shah in Iran\] - one, that Americans were willing to use both force and intrigue to install or restore their puppet rulers in Middle Eastern countries; the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/different-groups-in-the-middle-east-drew-two-lessons-from-return-of/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

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## More by Bernard Lewis

> [ “Different groups in the \[Middle East\] drew two lessons from \[return of the shah in Iran\] - one, that Americans were willing to use… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/different-groups-in-the-middle-east-drew-two-lessons-from-return-of/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [The Cold War philosophy of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD), which prevented the former Soviet Union and the United States from using the nuclear weapons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/the-cold-war-philosophy-of-mutual-assured-destruction-mad-which/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [You see in the Muslim traditions, it's very clear: maintaining law and consultation, not being arbitrary and oppressive. Consultation. And also in the Muslim…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/you-see-in-the-muslim-traditions-it-s-very-clear-maintaining-law-and/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [To accept the story of the Arab destruction of the library of Alexandria, one must explain how it is that so dramatic an event…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/to-accept-the-story-of-the-arab-destruction-of-the-library-of/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [I know it is said repeatedly that I was in support of the American invasion in Iraq. It is simply not true. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/i-know-it-is-said-repeatedly-that-i-was-in-support-of-the-american/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [Certainly Tunisia was the first in Muslim world. It's been like that for a long time and women play an important part in Tunisia.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/certainly-tunisia-was-the-first-in-muslim-world-it-s-been-like-that/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [In the West nowadays, it's very common to talk about the Judeo- Christian tradition. It's a common term. The term is relatively modern but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/in-the-west-nowadays-it-s-very-common-to-talk-about-the-judeo/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [When we talk about the Judeo-Christian or the Judeo-Muslim tradition, it's important to remember that we are speaking of a Jewish component of civilization,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/when-we-talk-about-the-judeo-christian-or-the-judeo-muslim-tradition/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [In opposing we always talk about freedom in the Western world, Muslims always talk about justice. Very often we mean the same thing. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/in-opposing-we-always-talk-about-freedom-in-the-western-world-muslims/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [You see in Turkey, they had a remarkable success story in building up a democracy. I was in Istanbul for most of the year…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/you-see-in-turkey-they-had-a-remarkable-success-story-in-building-up/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [The word "democracy" is a Western word obviously. It doesn't exist in Arabic. Democratiya is a loan word. We in the Western world make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/the-word-democracy-is-a-western-word-obviously-it-doesn-t-exist-in/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [In the Christian world, as you remember, Christianity is in the 21st century, Islam is in the 15th century. I don't mean to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/in-the-christian-world-as-you-remember-christianity-is-in-the-21st/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [It is difficult to generalize about Islam. To begin with, the word itself is commonly used with two related but distinct meanings, as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/it-is-difficult-to-generalize-about-islam-to-begin-with-the-word/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [“Those who are unwilling to confront the past will be unable to understand the present and unfit to face the future.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/those-who-are-unwilling-to-confront-the-past-will-be-unable-to/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

> [“ (Note: The following was written in 2003, before the full implication of US military commitment in Afghanistan and Iraq could be fully appreciated.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lewis/note-the-following-was-written-in-2003-before-the-full-implication-of/)

[Bernard Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lewis/)

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