“But if the U.S. were to leave now and abandon Iraq without establishing the grounds for a united country, that would definitely be a second mistake.” IfsCountryUnitedMistakeIraqAbandonSovereign Author:Vladimir Putin
“We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord's blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal.” DifferentAsksForgetLordBlessingEqualExceptionalismAmerican Exceptionalism Author:Vladimir Putin
“Jihad is our path and death in the name of Allah is our goal.” NamesGoalPathJihad Author:Mohammed Morsi
“Today we can establish Sharia law because our nation will acquire well-being only with Islam and Sharia. The Muslim Brothers and the Freedom and Justice Party will be the conductors of these goals.” WellsTodayLawNationsGoalJusticePartyBrotherIslamWell BeingAcquireConductorShariaSharia Law Author:Mohammed Morsi
“Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable elements that are the imperatives of democratization.” LawPoliticalElementsGenderParticipationIndispensableImperativesTransparencyGender EqualitySupremacyCivil SocietyDemocratizationPolitical Participation Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe that this view is seriously flawed.” BelieveI BelieveReligiousViewsPoliticianRegardConvictionBelongingCherishSpheresDomainFlawed Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“A confidence problem exists on the part of the people of the region who desire democratic rule in principle, but remain suspicious of both the fashion with which democratization is presented and the purposes of the democratic world.” PeopleWorldProblemDesirePurposePrinciplesFashionDemocraticRegionsSuspiciousDemocratization Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“The best examples of lies can be found there. To me, social media is the worst menace to society.” LyingFoundSocialWorstMediaExampleSocial MediaPrime MinisterMenaceTurkish Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled.” CultureViewsDemocracyIslamicIslamic Culture Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given the existence of issues like the integration, participation and representation of Muslim citizens, and occasional but lingering anti-Semitism.” WorldHas BeensGivenExistenceIssuesCitizensIdealsWesternArguingRepresentationParticipationIntegrationOccasionalAnti SemitismWestern WorldLingering Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan