Ambiguity Quote by Margaret Atwood

“Extremism manifests itself in different shapes and colors. 'The Absolute Truth' and 'the Only Way' beliefs are among them.”

— Mouloud Benzadi

An ideology can provide a satisfying narrative that explains chaotic events and collective misfortunes in a way that flatters the virtue and competence of…

— Steven Pinker

“Antagonism breeds extremism.”

— Émile Zola

“There is no doctrine called extremism. When tyrants speak of extremists, they just mean people who are not in the mainstream—as the tyrants themselves…

— Timothy Snyder

“Political activists rarely like fiction of any kind. Literature is about ambiguity, mixed emotions, and guilty pleasures. Politics is about ideals and action.”

— Christopher Bram

“Extremism in religion is a mental mechanism to hide one's inferiority complexes.”

— Fahad Basheer

“This is what an ideology is – the application of a set of rules, principles, and perspectives to the issues of the day. The…

— Hans Noel

“Any act of intolerance, of ideological intransigence, or of proselytism exposes the beastly core of all enthusiasm….One can never stay far enough from the…

— Robert D. Kaplan

“And ideology is a shared belief system, usually involving a vision of utopia, that justifies unlimited violence in pursuit of unlimited good.”

— Steven Pinker

“It must be recognized that an ideology is always out of phase with the situation in which it is employed, for an ideology has…

— Morse Peckham

Extremists often derive their inspiration from literal interpretations of texts that should rightly be read not as Associated Press reports from the ancient world,…

— Jon Meacham

“Extremism stifles true progression in all fields of human advancement; it is a detriment to everything but war, tribalism and the personal power of…

— Daniel S. Fletcher