Quotes About Extremism

Some politicians were probably too lax about the rise of an extremist, fundamentalist, radical ideology.

Palestinian ideology has become a lethal cocktail of radical nationalism and Islamic fundamentalism.

While there are many moderate Muslims, Islam's political ideology is radical and has global ambitions.

There is a group of individuals who are radical jihadists. We need to call them by name. They believe it is OK to kill people in the name of their religion. It is not all of Islam. It is not all Muslims. But there is a subgroup who believe it is OK. In fact, it is their plan and design to kill people.

I tend not to believe radical Muslim movements.

ISIL is inspiring groups that already exist to rebrand themselves, but in rebranding themselves into a more radical ideology. That's what makes it dangerous.

This radical Islam is a religious-based ideology. And you actually have to, when you deal with the ideology, you have to attack it on that basis.

Radical Islam, it has grown into a global jihad.

Radicals can be found in any environment.

I have equal contempt for both left and right radicals.

No question about that, the radicals are in charge.

I was raised Catholic, and I have an aversion to anyone who takes religion to the extreme.

I think there are no good people at a white supremacist rally, and apparently that's just a real controversial take.

There's always somebody doing something more extreme than you are. It used to be that if you ran the marathon, that was the end of it.

Extreme positions are not relieved by more moderate ones, but by extreme opposite positions.

Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary extreme positions.

When you say things like, 'We have to wipe out the Taliban,' what does that mean? The Taliban is not a fixed number of people. The Taliban is an ideology that has sprung out of a history that, you know, America created anyway.

Extreme nationalism and Bolshevism have broken up the old world, a new world is in the making. It is literally true that old things are passing away; all things may become new, granted we have wise, unselfish, and determined guides.

The wise Jewish Israeli must work with the moderate Muslim and the Christian leader of the free world against the crazy Muslims.

Put simply, we are still at war with radical Islamic groups and an ideological movement that can't be ignored nor wished away.

The Taliban is the Muslim version of the Salem witch trials.

The surest way to empower the new terrorist gangs would be to withdraw from U.S. diplomatic missions.

Increasing extremism - across Africa and the world - must be understood in the context of the failure of our leaders properly to manage diversity within their borders.

The Keynesian idea is once again accepted that fiscal policy and deficit spending has a major role to play in guiding a market economy. I wish Friedman were still alive so he could witness how his extremism led to the defeat of his own ideas.