Muslims are the first victims of Islam. Many times I have observed in my travels in the Orient that fanaticism comes from a small number of dangerous men who maintain the others in the practice of religion by terror. To liberate the Muslim from his religion is the best service one can render him.
A nation is a body of people who have done great things together. - Ernest Renan
A nation is a body of people who have done great things together.
- Ernest Renan
The prayer of the agnostic: "O God, if there is a God, save my soul if I have a soul." - Ernest Renan
The prayer of the agnostic: "O God, if there is a God, save my soul if I have a soul."
Muslims are the first victims of Islam. Many times I have observed in my travels in the Orient that fanaticism comes from a small number of dangerous… - Ernest Renan
Muslims are the first victims of Islam. Many times I have observed in my travels in the Orient that fanaticism comes from a small number of dangerous…
When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it. - Ernest Renan
When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it.
Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves. - Ernest Renan
Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.
Getting its history wrong is part of being a nation. - Ernest Renan
Getting its history wrong is part of being a nation.
Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking. - Ernest Renan
Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking.
Forgetfulness, and I would even say historical error, are essential in the creation of a nation. - Ernest Renan
Forgetfulness, and I would even say historical error, are essential in the creation of a nation.
The talent of historians lies in their creating a true ensemble out of facts which are but half true. - Ernest Renan
The talent of historians lies in their creating a true ensemble out of facts which are but half true.
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