Extremism Quotes

79 Extremism quotes by 69 unique authors

Although the far territory of the extreme can exert an intoxicating pull on susceptible individuals of all bents, extremism seems to be especially prevalent among… — Jon Krakauer
If a man has not, by the time he is thirty, yielded to the fascination of every form of extremism—I don't know whether he is… — Emile M. Cioran
Living for Sabina meant seeing. Seeing is limited by two borders: strong light, which blinds, and total darkness. Perhaps that was what motivated Sabina's distaste… — Milan Kundera
The take-home message is that we should blame religion itself, not religious extremism - as though that were some kind of terrible perversion of real,… — Richard Dawkins
Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation... in the face of tyranny, cruelty, oppression, extremism, sometimes there is only one choice. When… — Hillary Clinton
Extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice, but I denounce political extremism, of the left or the right, based on duplicity, falsehood, fear,… — George W. Romney
I cannot determine what people or nations should do, but I do think that extremism gives birth to following and subsequent extremism. — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Death metal uses a lot of white face paint and black hair dye to make its point. I quite enjoy this genre for its intensity,… — Henry Rollins
We need to understand that an open society and free speech and press... really are the best weapons against al Qaeda and extremism. — Elliott Abrams
While we use American power to fight hard for democracy against extremism on both left and right, our critics seem suspicious of any assertion of… — Elliott Abrams
To me extremism is targeting endangered whales in a whale sanctuary in violation of a moratorium. That, to me, is extreme. — Paul Watson
Confronting and undermining the narratives and ideas of extremism must therefore be one of our key tasks. To do this, we must retain the courage… — Jonas Gahr Store
Virtually all modern forms of extremism accuse liberal Western democratic systems of being hypocritical and, ultimately, weak. — Jonas Gahr Store
Open debate is our strongest tool in standing up to extremism. The far more dangerous avenue is to force extremist ideas underground, where they can… — Jonas Gahr Store
I was distressed by the poor quality of the debate surrounding energy. I was also noticing so much green wash from politicians and big business.… — David J. C. MacKay
The government wants to be able to attack extremism and hatred wherever it occurs. — David Blunkett
Extremism thrives amid ignorance and anger, intimidation and cowardice. — Hillary Clinton
Increasing extremism - across Africa and the world - must be understood in the context of the failure of our leaders properly to manage diversity… — Mo Ibrahim
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit… — Barry Goldwater
If left-wing extremism continues to flourish in parts which have natural resources of minerals, the climate for investment would certainly be affected. — Anil Agarwal
I think the first decade of this century is going to be remembered as a time of extremism. — David Eagleman
We must maximize our efforts to counter violent extremism, radicalization and recruitment in the United States and stop using xenophobia and ethnic stereotyping. — Bennie Thompson
We have a rise of extremism because we need to give a sense that we are targeting some of the deeper problems in Greece, the… — George Papandreou
Right-wing extremism is all about patience. That is, until it makes its move, and then it is sudden and explosive. — Steven Weber
A lot of Christian extremism has done a great deal to discredit religion; the main religious traditions have abandoned their own intellectual cultures so drastically… — Marilynne Robinson

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