27 Quotes by Abdolkarim Soroush

Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals.

In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner.

It is impossible to advance new theories... when you are under the influence of a particular view, or under the pressure of a particular dogma.

That President Mohammad Khatami's policies have been blocked is the bitterest incident in the contemporary Iranian history. This means that the wishes of millions of people who voted for Khatami and called for freedom and justice have been ignored... Why should cultural activities and journalism be so risky in Iran?

The clergy earns its living from religion. If your interests are secured through religion, then you will defend your interests first, and religion will become secondary.

There are all sorts of cries that the leaders of the Green Movement should submit themselves to the supreme leader, but that won't take place. Both sides have to be prepared for a serious negotiation.

Arresting development, attacking science, and glorifying poverty is not the answer to the vices that attend prosperity.

Islam, or any religion, will become totalitarian if it is made into an ideology, because that is the nature of ideologies.

A realistic view of humanity will stop the proliferation of impossible injunctions.