Quotes about Coexistence

I don't know any religion that promotes violence. It is the adherents of whatever religion.

I take toleration to be a part of religion. I do not know which I would sacrifice; I would keep them both: it is not necessary that I should sacrifice either.

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the people of this country.

We have Jews, Muslims, Hindus, atheists, agnostics, Buddhists, and their own path to grace is one that we have to revere and respect as much as our own

I dare not exercise personal liberty if it infringes on the liberty of others.

People live, work, walk, play, shop, study, and eat with other people. There are few desert dwellers who live alone without depending in some way on people.

We are one, after all, you and I, together we suffer, together exist and forever will recreate one another.

In some countries you love your neighbors, and in others you eat them.

Isn't it ironic that when Islam is in a position of power, Islamic beliefs are forced on everyone, and that when atheism has the upper hand, atheistic beliefs are enforced on everyone? Only in Christianity is the privilege given both to believe and to disbelieve without any enforcement.

I think I could turn and live with the animals, they are so placid and self-contained.

Being truly human and living in community are inseparable. This wisdom is beautifully captured in an African proverb: "I am human only because you are human."