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There are some who believe that secularism and Islam are not compatible. But Muslims should show everyone that this is not the case. It's…

— Marine Le Pen

French laicite is probably aggressive and antagonistic to the religion, but there are other models of secularism in the world where there could be…

— Rashid al-Ghannushi

Ideally, I'd like everybody to be secular.

— Richard Dawkins

Without a policy restricting immigration, it becomes difficult, if not impossible, to fight against communalism and the rise of ways of life at odds…

— Marine Le Pen

It is difficult to admonish Frenchmen. Their habit of mind is unfavorable to preachment.

— Agnes Repplier

Secularism must be applied everywhere, because that is how everyone will be able to live in peace with each other.

— Manuel Valls

In France, it's really different the way you live. It's a non-religious country. The public space is not religious; religion is a private thing.

— Michel Hazanavicius

Secular humanists should recognize those forms of religion as allies in the struggle for human advancement. They should also learn from them, as they…

— Philip Kitcher

We need French chaplains and imams, French-speaking, who learn French, who love France. And who adhere to its values. And also French financing.

— Manuel Valls

I am not a priest, I am not an imam, I am not a rabbi and I am implementing the French laws on every…

— Jacques Myard

I've always wanted to be French and consider myself French spiritually.

— Chloe Fineman

One of the challenges of secularism is that it's not something outside us. In too many instances, secularism has so permeated the church that…

— Donald Wuerl