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> [Pluralist societies are not accidents of history. They are a product of enlightened education and continuous investment by governments and all of civil society in recognizing and celebrating the diversity of the world's peoples.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/pluralist-societies-are-not-accidents-of-history-they-are-a-product/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

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> [Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind... That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/canada-is-today-the-most-successful-pluralist-society-on-the-face-of/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

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## More by Aga Khan IV

> [You cannot take one set of issues from one country and apply it to another. They are all different, in terms of history, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/you-cannot-take-one-set-of-issues-from-one-country-and-apply-it-to/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [There are those... who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of both the means and the motivation to improve their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/there-are-those-who-enter-the-world-in-such-poverty-that-they-are/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [Pluralist societies are not accidents of history. They are a product of enlightened education and continuous investment by governments and all of civil society…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/pluralist-societies-are-not-accidents-of-history-they-are-a-product/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [A secure pluralistic society requires communities that are educated and confident both in the identity and depth of their own traditions and in those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/a-secure-pluralistic-society-requires-communities-that-are-educated/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples' cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/tolerance-openness-and-understanding-towards-other-peoples-cultures/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/the-right-to-hope-is-the-most-powerful-human-motivation-i-know/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [None of these situations are identical. You cannot take one set of issues from one country and apply it to another. They are all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/none-of-these-situations-are-identical-you-cannot-take-one-set-of/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope. One of the central lessons I have learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/if-our-animosities-are-born-out-of-fear-then-confident-generosity-is/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [My grandfather was a most gifted person, and amongst his many qualities, one of them had always particularly impressed me. While the past was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/my-grandfather-was-a-most-gifted-person-and-amongst-his-many/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms. This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/the-aga-khan-award-for-architecture-seeks-to-make-a-better-place-in/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [My duties are wider than those of the Pope. The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/my-duties-are-wider-than-those-of-the-pope-the-pope-is-only-concerned/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind... That is something unique…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/canada-is-today-the-most-successful-pluralist-society-on-the-face-of/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development; it is vital to our existence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/pluralism-is-no-longer-simply-an-asset-or-a-prerequisite-for-progress/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [There is nothing wrong with being well off as long as money has a social and ethical value and is not the object of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/there-is-nothing-wrong-with-being-well-off-as-long-as-money-has-a/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

> [There are many interpretations of Islam within the wider Islamic community, but generally we are instructed to leave the world a better place than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aga-khan-iv/there-are-many-interpretations-of-islam-within-the-wider-islamic/)

[Aga Khan IV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aga-khan-iv/)

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