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Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.

Those who today always look for disciplinarian solutions, those who long for an exaggerated doctrinal 'security,' those who stubbornly try to recover a past that no longer exists - they have a static and inward-directed view of things. In this way, faith becomes an ideology among other ideologies.

Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.

Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.

Faith and doubt both are needed - not as antagonists, but working side by side to take us around the unknown curve.

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.

Faith: not wanting to know what is true.

Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live.

Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.

If faith is lost, there is no security and there is no life for him who does not adhere to religion.