Abdurrahman Wahid Quotes

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Image, Democracy can be sustained and developed only by people who understand its essence.

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Democracy can be sustained and developed only by people who understand its essence.

—Abdurrahman Wahid

Image, The first one is the institution of islam… second, the culture of islam.

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Well, the most important thing about Islam is that we have to differentiate between two kinds of Islam. The first one is the institution of Islam… second, the culture of Islam.

—Abdurrahman Wahid

Image, If we cling to the institution of islam, then we tend to defend it against whatever

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If we cling to the institution of Islam, then we tend to defend it against whatever we see as a danger to it, so because of this we see now that many people are defending states, defending territories, defending everything institutional in the belief that they defend Islam.

—Abdurrahman Wahid

Image, I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that

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I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it.

—Abdurrahman Wahid

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Image, I do not like violence.

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I do not like violence.

—Abdurrahman Wahid

Image, I don’t talk in ifs.

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I don’t talk in ifs.

—Abdurrahman Wahid

Image, I am a follower of mahatma gandhi.

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I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.

—Abdurrahman Wahid

Image, All too many muslims fail to grasp islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards

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All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.

—Abdurrahman Wahid