Benigno Aquino III Quotes

However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate.

People should be respected for the strength of their convictions, and I also believe in freedom of expression.

I will never inflict my values on you.

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

I never try to prove anybody wrong. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

Everybody has their opinion. I respect anything that anybody has to say.

As Christians we need to be patient, understanding, and kind. Instead of going on the attack, we can ask genuine questions. Instead of bristling when our narrative is summarily dismissed, we can carefully explain our way of seeing things. And when we are wrong, we won't be afraid to say so.

I am very outspoken, obviously, and I should say that I can't judge anyone for doing anything.

Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people.

I don't comment on other people's opinion.

You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.

One of the things my father taught me was you should not exclude those who are opposed to your ideas.

You don't tell people who disagree with you they'd be better off somewhere else. And you don't reduce them to stereotypes; you address them as fully formed people worthy of respect. You try to persuade them.

Learn to respect sincerity of conviction in our opponents.

I celebrate everyone’s opinion even if I disagree with it.

We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another

To assure our freedom we must allow others the same freedom, even if occasionally it produces conduct by them which we would hold to be sinful. We know that the price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that they might someday force theirs on us.

If you do not let others speak, then the day will surely come when you will be thrown out.

Try and understand--there are views other than yours.

Democracy depends on the idea that we hold each others’ right to express ourselves and be heard above our own desire to always get the outcomes we want. You can’t impose tolerance top-down.

My hope is to create spaces where people of all stripes can come together and speak at a lower decibel level. We make more sense that way. We sound more like our real selves that way.

I think I'm always trying to see the other's point of view, dealing in a very heart-to-heart way.

The best thing we can do when we want to elevate civil dialogue in our American political discourse is to do whatever we can to make sure we treat others kindly with dignity and respect, and that's what I intend to do.

People's opinions, you've got to respect them.