“I would sooner want a strong partnership with the United States - even with (US President George W.) Bush, who I think is the worst president in a long, long time. I would sooner want a friendship with Bush than with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin.” ThinkingWantLongStatesStrongPresidentUnitedUnited StatesWorstLong TimePartnershipPutinUs PresidentPresident George W Bush Author:Bernard-Henri Levy
“In general, Europeans need to get a wider perspective on the problem of Islamism. Even if the Israel-Palestine question were solved - and I think and hope that one day soon it will be - this wouldn't stop one person from becoming a terrorist.” IfsThinkingNeedsPersonsProblemPerspectiveBecomingOne DayIsraelTerroristPalestine Author:Bernard-Henri Levy
“France is a country where thinking is supposed to be furtive, invisible, almost clandestine. France is a country of cliques and sects.” ThinkingCountryInvisibleClique Author:Bernard-Henri Levy
“People always think that loyalty is laudable. People are always saying that we must remain faithful to tradition, to family, to our class, to our ideas. Of course not! That would be equivalent to zero brain activity. If you really want to think, to seek truth, to advance intellectually, you must turn your back on clichés, on preconceived ideas - even those belonging to your spiritual family. For an intellectual, his true duty is not to fidelity, but to infidelity.” PeopleThinkingSpiritualBrainDutyIntellectualTraditionLoyaltyFaithfulBelongingInfidelityFidelity Author:Bernard-Henri Levy
“The terrorists exist, and I think we must speak to them, not to establish a dialogue-since for serious terrorists that is unfortunately out of the question - but to learn how their brains work, to be better able to fight them.” ThinkingFightingSpeakBrainSeriousTerrorist Author:Bernard-Henri Levy
