Extremism Quotes

79 Extremism quotes by 69 unique authors

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
The strength of democratic societies relies on their capacity to know how to stand firm against extremism while respecting justice in the means used to… — Tariq Ramadan
Extremism is the root of all conflict, those who wish to be at peace, follow the middle path of compassion and love for all. — Kemmy Nola
I think it's clear to me that what - when I look at the tea party, it's about one-third Democrat, one-third Republican, one-third independents. But… — Jeff Sessions
Try to avoid misunderstanding because it give birth to an anger which is also another form of extremism; and it kills knowledge. — Asif Z Warsi

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