Against Quote by Tariq Ramadan

Extremism thrives amid ignorance and anger, intimidation and cowardice.

— Hillary Clinton

Our determination to defend our values and way of life is greater than their (terrorists) determination to cause death and destruction to innocent people…

— Tony Blair

A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.

— Benazir Bhutto

Confronting and undermining the narratives and ideas of extremism must therefore be one of our key tasks. To do this, we must retain the…

— Jonas Gahr Store

Virtually all modern forms of extremism accuse liberal Western democratic systems of being hypocritical and, ultimately, weak.

— Jonas Gahr Store

When people are oppressed, and human rights are denied - particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines - when dissent is silenced, it feeds…

— Barack Obama

We must defend democracy using its own mechanisms, through explaining and exemplifying its merits rather than through the heavy-handed and arbitrary silencing of its…

— Deeyah Khan

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

— Mouloud Benzadi

The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.

— Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

“Man's inclination to justice makes democracy possible; but man's capacity for injustice makes it necessary.' The optimism we need to prevent ourselves from destroying…

— Bernard Crick

We have an obligation to the Department of Homeland Security to reflect the nation that we want to achieve. And therefore, we must identify…

— Alejandro Mayorkas

Democratic societies can't force people. Therefore they have to control what they think.

— Noam Chomsky