Abdurrahman Wahid Quotes

"If we cling to the institution of Islam, then we tend to defend it against whatever we see as a danger to it, so because of this we see now that many people are defending states, defending territories, defending everything institutional in the belief that they defend Islam."
- Abdurrahman Wahid
(Related: People, Belief, Islam, Danger, Now, states)

"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."
- Abdurrahman Wahid
(Related: God, Democracy, Pressure, Students, Violence, Will)

"I don't talk in ifs."
- Abdurrahman Wahid
(Related: Talk)

"I do not like violence."
- Abdurrahman Wahid
(Related: Violence)

"All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion."
- Abdurrahman Wahid
(Related: Religion, Islam, Value)

"I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi."
- Abdurrahman Wahid