Quotes About Pluralism

Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend.

Nothing—not even the US Army—more threatens the future of a democratic, pluralistic and (dare we wish, secular) Iraq than the political ascendancy of Islamic fascists like Al Sadr.

Canada is a test case for a grand notion – the notion that dissimilar peoples can share land, resources, power and dreams while respecting and sustaining their differences." So

The very idea of a nation-state intentionally built on ideas and a multiplicity of races, languages and myths doesn't fit into the historic Western framework and therefore cannot be real.

Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.

In the Father's house we shall meet Buddhists and Jews, Muslims and Protestants.

When a person assumes that his or her revelation is the only true one, it only says that this person has had very few religious revelations and hasn't realized how many there are.

Every now and then, you get people who tend to forget what this country is about, which is a melting pot of races and cultures and freedom of speech.

Religious freedom doesn't mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs

Dissent and dissenters have no monopoly on freedom. They must tolerate opposition. They must accept dissent from their dissent.

We live in a world where there is a need for pluralistic institutions and for recognizing different types of freedom, economic, social, cultural, and political, which are interrelated.

Protection of religious freedom means considering the faiths and beliefs of everyone involved.

America is a country founded on religious freedom and liberty.

I have ever regarded the freedom of religious opinions and worship as equally belonging to every sect.

In a perfect world, there would be freedom of religion and freedom for all religions to exercise their religion everywhere.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?

The problem of freedom in America is that of maintaining a competition of ideas, and you do not achieve that by silencing one brand of idea

Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently

Despite rampant Protestant pluralism, it is still possible to identify general beliefs and practices that have marked most Protestants in most places at most times. Historically considered, Protestantism is an all-inclusive term for religious movements descended directly or indirectly from the 16th-century Reformation in which Martin Luther and John Calvin played leading roles.

The essence of Hinduism is that the path may be different, but the goal is the same.

If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. —John F. Kennedy

God made so many different kinds of people. Why would he allow only one way to serve him?

This willingness to entertain more than one idea as worthy and the respect shown for minority opinions are attitudes that draw me to Jewish thought. Differences in opinion are appreciated and encouraged. Sometimes, they even provide a source of amusement. In modern times, we like to quip, "Two Jews, three opinions.