Abdolkarim Soroush Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“If a group of people feels that it has been humiliated and that its honour has been trampled underfoot, it will want to express its identity and this expression of an identity will take different shapes and forms.”

“Religion forbids us from assuming a God-like character. This is especially true in politics and government, where limiting the power of the state, division of powers, and the doctrine of checks and balances are established in order to prevent accumulation of power that might lead to such Godly claims.”

“There are all sorts of cries that the leaders of the Green Movement should submit themselves to the supreme leader, but that won't take place. Both sides have to be prepared for a serious negotiation.”

“Compromise has a negative connotation.”

“A realistic view of humanity will stop the proliferation of impossible injunctions.”

“Arresting development, attacking science, and glorifying poverty is not the answer to the vices that attend prosperity.”

“God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era.”

“Human beings can remain spiritual and religious while enjoying the benefits of rational administration of their affairs.”

“Islam, or any religion, will become totalitarian if it is made into an ideology, because that is the nature of ideologies.”

“It is up to God to reveal a religion, but up to us to understand and realise it.”