We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity - Aga Khan IV

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Aga Khan IV

We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity

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There are those. . . who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of both the means and the motivation to improve their lot. Unless these unfortunates can be touched with the spark which ignites the spirit of individual enterprise and determination, they will only sink back into renewed apathy, degradation and despair. It is for us, who are more fortunate, to provide that spark.

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Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples' cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world.

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The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.

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Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.

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The search for justice and security, the struggle for equality of opportunity, the quest for tolerance and harmony, the pursuit of human dignity - these are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.

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