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Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "Islam is not a race...Islam is simply a set of beliefs, and it is not 'Islamophobic' to say Islam is incompatible with liberal democracy."

Islam is not a race...Islam is simply a set of beliefs, and it is not 'Islamophobic' to say Islam is incompatible with liberal democracy.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "There is a huge difference between being tolerant and tolerating intolerance"

There is a huge difference between being tolerant and tolerating intolerance




Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice."

Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "The more we oblige, the more we self-censor, the more we appease, the bolder the enemy gets."

The more we oblige, the more we self-censor, the more we appease, the bolder the enemy gets.




Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I love life more than I love death."

I love life more than I love death.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "It takes a long time to dissolve the bars of a mental cage."

It takes a long time to dissolve the bars of a mental cage.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I was a Muslim once, remember, and it was when I was most devout that I was most full of hate."

I was a Muslim once, remember, and it was when I was most devout that I was most full of hate.




Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "Where there is no freedom of speech, there is no conscience."

Where there is no freedom of speech, there is no conscience.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "Avoiding offense means that we don't accept each other as equals."

Avoiding offense means that we don't accept each other as equals.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "The demand that Islam makes of women is to not attract attention to yourself, and if you are in a secular society, that attire does exactly that, and it is a political symbol, no longer religious."

The demand that Islam makes of women is to not attract attention to yourself, and if you are in a secular society, that attire does exactly that, and it is a political symbol, no longer religious.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I wanted secular, non-Muslim people to stop kidding themselves that Islam is peace and tolerance."

I wanted secular, non-Muslim people to stop kidding themselves that Islam is peace and tolerance.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I confront the European elite's self-image as tolerant 'while under their noses women are living like slaves."

I confront the European elite's self-image as tolerant 'while under their noses women are living like slaves.




Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I have had to pay a price for leaving Islam and for speaking out. I have to pay for round-the-clock security because of the death threats against me."

I have had to pay a price for leaving Islam and for speaking out. I have to pay for round-the-clock security because of the death threats against me.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "In a well-functioning democracy, the state constitution is considered more important than God's holy book, whichever holy book that may be, and God matters only in your private life."

In a well-functioning democracy, the state constitution is considered more important than God's holy book, whichever holy book that may be, and God matters only in your private life.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "My first experience in the Netherlands was very pleasant, extremely pleasant. I mean, I got my residence permit, refugee status, within four weeks of arrival. People treated me extremely well."

My first experience in the Netherlands was very pleasant, extremely pleasant. I mean, I got my residence permit, refugee status, within four weeks of arrival. People treated me extremely well.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I see no difference between Islam and Islamism. Islam is defined as submission to the will of Allah, as it is described in the Koran. Islamism is just Islam in its most pure form."

I see no difference between Islam and Islamism. Islam is defined as submission to the will of Allah, as it is described in the Koran. Islamism is just Islam in its most pure form.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "My friend, the Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, was murdered in 2004 for having been insufficiently reverent toward Islam."

My friend, the Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, was murdered in 2004 for having been insufficiently reverent toward Islam.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "Reality is not easy, but all this make-believe doesn't make it easier."

Reality is not easy, but all this make-believe doesn't make it easier.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I don't believe there is such a thing as 'moderate Islam.' I think it's better to talk about degrees of belief and degrees of practice."

I don't believe there is such a thing as 'moderate Islam.' I think it's better to talk about degrees of belief and degrees of practice.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "The Christian take on Hellfire seems less dramatic than the Muslim vision, which I grew up with, but Christian magical thinking appeals to me no more than my mother's angels and djinns."

The Christian take on Hellfire seems less dramatic than the Muslim vision, which I grew up with, but Christian magical thinking appeals to me no more than my mother's angels and djinns.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "Liberal capitalism is not perfect, but compared to the other 'isms,' it's far superior."

Liberal capitalism is not perfect, but compared to the other 'isms,' it's far superior.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "However, some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice."

However, some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "You'll be pleased to hear, Christopher, that I am no longer a Muslim liberal but an atheist [....] I find that it obviates the necessity for any cognitive dissonance."

You'll be pleased to hear, Christopher, that I am no longer a Muslim liberal but an atheist [....] I find that it obviates the necessity for any cognitive dissonance.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I would like to be judged on the validity of my arguments, not as a victim."

I would like to be judged on the validity of my arguments, not as a victim.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I'd like Muslims to look at their religion as a set of beliefs that they can appraise critically and pick and choose from."

I'd like Muslims to look at their religion as a set of beliefs that they can appraise critically and pick and choose from.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend."

Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "In 1985 as a teenager in Kenya, I was an adamant member of the Muslim Brotherhood."

In 1985 as a teenager in Kenya, I was an adamant member of the Muslim Brotherhood.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I don't have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it's not realistic to daydream about it."

I don't have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it's not realistic to daydream about it.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I do not believe in God, angels and the hereafter."

I do not believe in God, angels and the hereafter.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I grew up in Somalia, in Saudi Arabia, in Ethiopia, and in Kenya. I came to Europe in 1992, when I was 22, and became a member of Parliament in Holland."

I grew up in Somalia, in Saudi Arabia, in Ethiopia, and in Kenya. I came to Europe in 1992, when I was 22, and became a member of Parliament in Holland.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "Americans have always welcomed people of all backgrounds, religions, and races. It's a spirit of tolerance, now energized and amplified by the cult of multiculturalism."

Americans have always welcomed people of all backgrounds, religions, and races. It's a spirit of tolerance, now energized and amplified by the cult of multiculturalism.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "Drinking wine and wearing trousers were nothing compared to reading the history of ideas."

Drinking wine and wearing trousers were nothing compared to reading the history of ideas.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "There are some mosques with facilities for women; it's usually a back room with a back-door entrance."

There are some mosques with facilities for women; it's usually a back room with a back-door entrance.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "...Bear true witness, even if it be against yourselves, your parents or your family."

...Bear true witness, even if it be against yourselves, your parents or your family.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "We must reclaim and retake feminism from our fellow idiotic women."

We must reclaim and retake feminism from our fellow idiotic women.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "They decided to let immigrants in and I am an immigrant. They gave us a chance to participate in this country's life and I took it."

They decided to let immigrants in and I am an immigrant. They gave us a chance to participate in this country's life and I took it.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "The idea that if people are just friendly and demonstrate they want peace, that will be answered with good will - that is really naive."

The idea that if people are just friendly and demonstrate they want peace, that will be answered with good will - that is really naive.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I want people to emphasize life before death as opposed to life after death."

I want people to emphasize life before death as opposed to life after death.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I call myself a liberal - a classical liberal as in John Stuart Mill."

I call myself a liberal - a classical liberal as in John Stuart Mill.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I talk about a Christianity that is enlightened enough to separate spirituality from the rest of life. Not just church and state, but knowledge and church."

I talk about a Christianity that is enlightened enough to separate spirituality from the rest of life. Not just church and state, but knowledge and church.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "What I find daunting always is to stand on a stage and talk to people, whether they agree with me or not."

What I find daunting always is to stand on a stage and talk to people, whether they agree with me or not.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "In 2010, I suggested that if you are a good Muslim with a good conscience, go and look for a better God, and I think that was juvenile of me."

In 2010, I suggested that if you are a good Muslim with a good conscience, go and look for a better God, and I think that was juvenile of me.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "But without doubts, without a standpoint reached through questionings, human beings can't acquire knowledge."

But without doubts, without a standpoint reached through questionings, human beings can't acquire knowledge.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "Every time I went on TV I got a threat."

Every time I went on TV I got a threat.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "If such a young nation as the U.S. could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well."

If such a young nation as the U.S. could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "All my life I have been a nomad."

All my life I have been a nomad.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "My conscience is informed by reason. It's like Kant's categorical imperative: behave to others as you would wish they behaved to you."

My conscience is informed by reason. It's like Kant's categorical imperative: behave to others as you would wish they behaved to you.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "I would rather clean than beg."

I would rather clean than beg.



Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes: "Every time you take a train, step into your car, walk into the shopping mall, go to the airport - every single time, something could happen. That's how terrorism works."

Every time you take a train, step into your car, walk into the shopping mall, go to the airport - every single time, something could happen. That's how terrorism works.