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Liberal Quotes by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Liberal capitalism is not perfect, but compared to the other 'isms,' it's far superior.
- I call myself a liberal - a classical liberal as in John Stuart Mill.
- Islam is not a race...Islam is simply a set of beliefs, and it is not 'Islamophobic' to say Islam is incompatible with liberal democracy.
- You'll be pleased to hear, Christopher, that I am no longer a Muslim liberal but an atheist [....] I find that it obviates the necessity…
- The liberal psyche wants to protect minorities, to apologize for imperialism, colonialism, slavery, and the appalling treatment of black people during the civil rights movement.…
- Christians - at least Christians in a liberal democracy - have accepted, after Thomas Hobbes, that they must obey the secular rule of law; that…
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- I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That's what I call a liberal education. — Tallulah Bankhead
- Liberal capitalism is not at all the Good of humanity. Quite the contrary; it is the vehicle of savage, destructive nihilism. — Alain Badiou
- A rich man told me recently that a liberal is a man who tells other people what to do with their money. — Amiri Baraka
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- Good for you, you have a heart, you can be a liberal. Now, couple your heart with your brain, and you can… — Glenn Beck
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- A prophet is always much wider than his followers, much more liberal than those who label themselves with his name. — Annie Besant
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