Greatest quotes of history

Originally posted by Emperor Barbarossa "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God that endowned us with sense, reason, and intellect has intedended us to forego their use" - Galileo Galilei

Wonderful quote!  I wonder if, in considering the persecution of Galileo, the Roman Church ever noticed that the councils that designed the doctrines she adheres to were composed of some of the greatest thinkers of the 3rd-8th centuries.

-Akolouthos

Amra Hasic, Islamic Women's Rights Movement
Speech to rural Imams of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandzak

"...We are not interested in destroying a man's role in society nor are we  attempting to bring about any sort of Western feminism. We are not a group of 'Women from Sarajevo' [negative connotation] who dream to invade your communities with the offenses of urban life, a life that would certainly seem sinful and barbaric here. We are simply a group of grandmothers, mothers, sisters, and daughters who have come not to fight with you, but to ask you for your help...

...Islam is, beyond any doubt, the greatest gift God has ever given women. Not only does it form our faith, it also teaches us good from evil, right from wrong. It provides us with the loving instruction a father would give his cherished daughter and, simultaneously, the freedom and security a husband would give his devoted wife. Islam made us women people at a time when we were nothing more than cattle and afforded us centuries ago rights and responsibilities Western societies have only caught up to within the last century. As Imams, we need your help in protecting this sacred legacy...

...Roughly half of the young girls in rural Bosnia and Herzegovina do not attend highschool and one out of every ten has never set foot in any kind of educational institution in her life. It may seem a frivolous activity given that there is very little a woman can learn in school which would be of use in rural Bosnia and Herzegovina but this way of thinking is a mistake. It is not what a woman learns that is important, it is that she learns. Knowledge and learning are praised extensively in the Koran and it is by participating in these activities that a woman's mind develops...

...Our history is filled with proud and noble women. Khadija, Ajsa, Andzelina, Fata, Sabina are names we all recognize and women we all hold in our hearts. Housewives, artists, and intellectuals; doctors, journalists, and politicians. Every one of them made their families proud and honored the Bosniak people with their contributions to our society. Do you not want the same for your wives and your daughters? Do you not want to know that when you are long gone and they themselves have passed to eternal life, that their work on earth is recognized and remembered by others?...

...There is only one other era in modern Bosnian history when the situation for rural women was this dire: the 1920s. You can search all the history books, all the manuscripts, all the old newspapers - you will never find the story of any woman of significance because they were held back. They were not held back with evil intentions, but by misguided religious leaders. During this era there were women as beautiful as your wives, as clever and intelligent as your daughters - but their names and memories have been forgotten and their lives never afforded them an expression of their potential...

...If you do not your wives and daughters to be forgotten, to be remembered by your grandchildren as the weak and ignorent women of a suppressive era, then you must do something. You must work hard to ensure every young girl in rural Bosnia has access to an education, that is the easiest place to start. It is the greatest gift you could ever give your female loved ones. Please help them and you will be amazed at how happy, impressed, and unthreatened you will feel..."

Originally posted by Akolouthos Originally posted by Emperor Barbarossa "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God that endowned us with sense, reason, and intellect has intedended us to forego their use" - Galileo Galilei Wonderful quote!  I wonder if, in considering the persecution of Galileo, the Roman Church ever noticed that the councils that designed the doctrines she adheres to were composed of some of the greatest thinkers of the 3rd-8th centuries. -Akolouthos

The Roman Catholic Church could never stop progress. Whenever they tried to burn Wycliffe's books, they got to Bohemia. Whenever they tried to stop the Hussite influence, a 15 year war occured. Whenever they tried to subdue John Knox in Scotland, it didn't work. It's pretty sad how they could never stop the Reformation whenever they tried to.

First off, the link doesn't work. All I am saying is, that though the Catholic Church tried to censor the Reformation, they failed. How is that untrue?

Originally posted by Avicenna Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.

Where did you find tis one it is great and I'd like the references.
Bye. Well done.

Originally posted by Maharbbal Originally posted by Avicenna Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both. Where did you find tis one it is great and I'd like the references. Bye. Well done.

 

i've read this before, but it also is here for your source...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty

 

where it says quotes at the bottom.

"I cried when I remembered digging a hole and burying my daughter. Whilst I was putting her in, she reached up and brushed dirt from my beard." 
Quoted by Azrat Umer (raz-ul-tahala hanhu) after accepting Islam

"I brought you into this world with my hands.  I bury you with my hands."
- Abraham Lincoln writes in his diary to his son after he buried him.

Edited by Travis Congleton

 

A another couple by the inimitable Woody Allen

 

"It seemed the world is divided into good and bad people. the good ones sleep better... while the bad ones seem to enjoy the waking hours much more."

Woody Allen

 

"Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - but it's all over much too soon."

Woody Allen

 

Edited by amir khan

"We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us."

                        Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)