Ari Melber Quotes

Our enemy is hatred - the hatred inherent in fundamentalism.

Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance.

From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.

Fanaticism and terrorism have no place in Islam.

The government wants to be able to attack extremism and hatred wherever it occurs.

I cannot determine what people or nations should do, but I do think that extremism gives birth to following and subsequent extremism.

We cannot judge Christianity by the Ku Klux Klan and we cannot judge Islam by the Taliban.

Sectarianism, bigotry, and it's horrible descendant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful Earth. They have filled the earth with violence, drenched it often and often with human blood, destroyed civilization, and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now.

There is only one step from fanaticism to barbarism.

We know, and we must never forget, that every path leads somewhere. The path of segregation leads to lynching. The path of anti-Semitism leads to Auschwitz. The path of cults leads to Jonestown. We ignore this fact at our peril.

It is always unfortunate when the innocent become victims of the anger and hatred of leaders, especially in the name of religion.

Hatred, racism, and extremism have no place in this country.

To what extent has each one of us contributed to the rise in violence and hatred?

I think loathing begets fanaticism, and in the end, loathing begets hatred and violence.

Incitement and anti-Arab hatred increased significantly during the Gaza conflict.

The mindset of a terrorist and the mindset of intolerance know no territorial boundaries when individuals are targeted either for their eating habits or for any other reason.

It is necessary to suppress any extremist actions, on all sides, regardless of their origin.

As long as you persecute people, you will actually throw up terrorism.

I think that, as is the case offline, we should not be tolerant of hate speech, racist comments, or groups that promote hatred or intolerance in any shape or form.

Bigotry murders religion to frighten fools with her ghost.

I don't think people by nature are extremists. You will never find a population of extremists. Extremists have existed throughout the centuries on all religions. And what happens is, extremists start to have more leverage when the situation is bad.

I just heard a story from someone the other day where somebody was beaten up by Christians for wearing one of our shirts. Of course, that's a very Christian thing to do.

Let's face it: There are people who are extremists in every corner of society, and whatever flag they're waving is something Bad Religion has stood against.

Birds of a lawless, bigoted feather bully together.

Even in my most inflamed moment I never supported a racist mass murderer.