A Quote by Lech Walesa

I represent the concept that pluralism is essential, union pluralism. I made an oath about this.

Lech Walesa

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About Concept Essential Made Oath Pluralism Pluralism Is Represent Union

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Lech Walesa
Polish - Politician
Born: September 29, 1943

When I came here [to Malaysia] I heard that there is a problem with the concept of pluralism whereby pluralism is understood in a very narrow way, which I think is wrong. This is not to diminish your sense of truth in what you believe but to acknowledge the fact that we live in a world where we need to deal with pluralism. It's a fact.

Tariq Ramadan

The self identity of Man is transcultural, and thus cannot have any single point of reference. Pluralism is not synonymous with tolerance of a variety of opinions. Pluralism amounts to the recognition of the unthinkable, the absurd, and up to a limit, intolerable. Reality in itself does not need to be transparent intelligible.

Raimon Panikkar

Pluralism and tolerance are pillars of modern society. That has to be accepted. But pluralism doesn't just mean diversity. It means that we share the same rules and values, and are still nevertheless different. Islam doesn't have this idea. And Islam also has no tradition of tolerance.

Bassam Tibi

Was the Soviet Union reformable? I would say no. They said, 'Okay, the Soviet Union isn't working.' They would say, 'No, it's great. We just need democracy, political pluralism, private property.' And then there was no Soviet Union. The European Union is the same.

Marine Le Pen

The Founders believed that pluralism survived only within the concept of religious liberty espoused by American Christianity.

David Barton

There should be pluralism - the concept of many religions, many truths. But we must also be careful not to become nihilistic.

Dalai Lama

Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great prophets of the past.

Karen Armstrong

We have to nurture and support the idea of pluralism.

Ted Wheeler

I am happy that Poland is returning to the road of pluralism and democracy.

Lech Walesa

In the culture of pluralism...the only thing that cannot be tolerated is a claim to exclusivity.

R. C. Sproul

The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results.

Omar Bongo

You are also asked to take an oath, and that's the oath of service. The oath of service is not to secrecy, but to the Constitution - to protect it against all enemies, foreign and domestic. That's the oath that I kept, that James Clapper and former NSA director Keith Alexander did not. You raise your hand and you take the oath in your class when you are on board. All government officials are made to do it who work for the intelligence agencies - at least, that's where I took the oath.

Edward Snowden

We are part of an inspiringly colorful mosaic of cultures and traditions. I will nurture this pluralism.

Benny Gantz

I do think that the U.S. has an opportunity as a democracy to really exemplify what a religiously diverse society can be when it embraces the pluralism.