Rajiv Gandhi Quotes

We can't equate democracy with Christianity because the largest democracy on earth is India, which is primarily Hindu. The third largest democracy is Indonesia, which is Islamic. Democracy and freedom are not dependent on Christian beliefs.

We will never accept any religious government in Iraq. Never. This is a red line for us. We will never live inside an Islamic Iraq.

If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you

We are Muslim democrats, not Islamists

We have a diverse population and have to maintain that and keep religion away from politics.

If any party fights the election on the basis of religion, it will not succeed.

Democracies domesticate religious groups to become political players. That's how it works.

I believe in democracy. I also believe in religious freedom.

Secular societies establish tolerance by being equally non-accommodating toward all religious demands within the public sphere.

I think that makes America wonderful, that we have different opinions.

One area where American Jews have something to teach Israel is religious pluralism, something that living in a democracy with a separation between church and state has helped us fine-tune.

Catalan citizens are peaceful, European, and open-minded. We want to contribute to better international and European governance.

Israel is a country with a thriving free press and a nation known across the world for its support of women's and LGBT rights, not one that should face sanctions by a supposedly peace-loving world body.

AAP does secular politics.

To take on the forces of nationalism and populism, we need to rally a liberal movement that offers a positive, alternative vision for the kind of country we want to be.

There is clearly a conflict within British Islam between a moderate majority that accepts the norms of Western democracy and a growing minority that does not.

I believe in secular politics.

While the United States is closing doors, Canada is opening them. While U.S. President Donald Trump is slouching toward authoritarianism, Canada is safeguarding democracy.

Like Israel, the U.K. is a democracy, and like Israel, we would never want to muzzle political voices, whatever their opinions - and that is especially true for universities.

Secularism and pluralism are two of the defining ethos of Western societies. The former decouples religion from governmental institutions whilst the latter seeks to protect the rights of all citizens to freely practice their creed.

Individual acts have made Europe a civilized place and are key to its development. We must not forget it.

The challenge for America is: can we become a multicultural, multiracial democracy? It would be historic. It would be America's greatest contribution to human civilization.

The people are not defending political interests. They are defending the idea of living in a civilized country.

Secularism is intact because of Hindus.

I have said time and again that the republican order, and secularism, when executed perfectly, are blessings from God.