Maajid Nawaz Quotes

Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face.

An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others.

Of all the principles which constitute Liberal Democracy, internationalism is the clearest, the most distinctive, and the one with the longest history.

'Liberal' is a great word - from the root, 'liberty,' which means free.

Fear and destructiveness are the major emotional sources of fascism, eros belongs mainly to democracy.

What are the American ideals? They are the development of the individual for his own and the common good; the development of the individual through liberty; and the attainment of the common good through democracy and social justice.

The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence.

We live in a democracy. We have this extraordinary opportunity to use our mind and say what we think, speak as we think. Sometimes what we say is objectionable to other people. But that is part of a free society.

What if democracy does not serve liberty? This question is seldom asked in the West, where democracy is often seen as synonymous with liberalism.

The freedom to express yourself without fear - that perhaps is something we in the U.S. take for granted. It's almost inconceivable to think we would be afraid to express our opinions or thoughts, but that's not true for all parts of the world now, and certainly not before World War II.

I knew that if it ever got down to a choice between the Party and our traditional democratic structure I would fight the Party and our traditional democratic structure I would fight the Party to the bitter end.

I'm an extreme libertarian, but I realize we're in a democracy, and in a democracy, people can have views of all stripes, and there's no reason to argue about it.

The free society tolerates those within it who would use that freedom to destroy it.

Political freedom is rare enough in the world, but the kind of social and cultural freedom which is the hallmark of Canada is even less common.

A free society means that you might have to put up with a lot of things you despise.

In every society liberals are not very popular. Liberalism is not a populist movement.

This is about standing for fundamental values that have been the foundation for the development of Western democracies over several hundred years, and we are now in a situation where those values are being challenged. I think some of the Muslims who have reacted very strongly to these cartoons are being driven by totalitarian and authoritarian impulses, and the nature of these impulses is that if you give in once they will just put forward new requirements. We do not apologize for printing the cartoons. It was our right to do so.

An open society is always in danger. It must constantly reaffirm its principles in order to survive.

Peace and democracy go hand in hand..

There can be no fanatics in the cause of genuine liberty.

The American tradition rests on pillars of self-questioning, self-actualization, and disagreement.

We live in a liberal country. If you came here from Iraq or Iran, you really would think that we are quite a liberal country.

The fact that free men persist in the search for the truth is the essential difference between Communism and Democracy.

Well-intentioned liberalism always leads to progressivism. There's no choice there. Once that action is taken the only thing you can run on is totalitarianism - you have no choice.

We want democracy and peace.