Raif Badawi Quotes

#1. To respect the opinions of those who stand against you is nothing short of courageous.

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#2. For me, liberalism simply means, live and let live. This is a splendid slogan

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#3. States that are built on a religious foundation limit their own people in a circle of faith and fear.

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#4. FREEDOM OF SPEECH is the air that any thinker breathes; it's the fuel that ignites the fire of an intellectual's thoughts.

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#5. It's a wonder of human behavior: we build our own handcuffs that trap and harm us. We create the myth, and we honor it. We tell the lie, and we believe it.

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#6. Look at all the countries that are based on a religious ideology; look at their people and the generations born into it: What do they have to offer human civilization?

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#7. My biggest fear is that the enlightened Arab thinkers are gong to leave the Arab world in search of fresh air: somewhere far away from the sword of the religious authorities.

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