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Quotes by Indonesian Authors

"But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour."


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"The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower."


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"What use is revelation or religion if it doesnt change anything?"


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"Our Prophet was a radical too- he fought against the injustices of his community and challenged the feudal order of his society, so they called him a radical. So what? We should be proud of that!"


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"Why should we use the Dollar even when we trade among ourselves?"


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"Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family."


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"Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile."


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"I want to encourage our people, to educate our people to have the courage to understand and fight for their rights."


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"Arab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way when Lebanon is being destroyed right next to them. Their neighbours are being murdered, but they only make calculations for their own benefit."


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"Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated."


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"I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it."


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"Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails."


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"What honour have we got left, when nobody is listening to us?"


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