Margaret Cho (1968) American stand-up comedian
From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, ACTIVISM
Ex-President Gus Dur's vision for democratic Islam in Indonesia, Wahid, Alissa, 7 September 2017, Deutsche Welle https://www.dw.com/en/ex-president-gus-durs-vision-for-democratic-islam-in-indonesia/a-40394288,
Margaret Cho (1968) American stand-up comedian
From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, ACTIVISM
“No revolution is worth anything unless it can defend itself.”
Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) Russian politician, led the October Revolution
Collected Works, Vol. 28, pp. 113–126.
Collected Works
Robert Spencer (1962) American author and blogger
Robert Spencer talking about identifying Islamic extremists, Michelle interviews Robert Spencer about Religion of Peace: Why Christianity is and Islam Isn’t, 2007-08-13 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/13/new-vent-michelle-interviews-robert-spencer-about-religion-of-peace-why-christianity-is-and-islam-isnt/,
“Western Christianised Europe has values and experience that is worth defending.”
John Rhys-Davies (1944) Welsh actor
As quoted in "Welsh star in race row", by WalesOnline (18 January 2004) http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-star-in-race-row-2453957
Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) American general and politician, 7th president of the United States
First Inaugural Address (4 March 1829).
1820s
Samuel Adams (1722–1803) American statesman, Massachusetts governor, and political philosopher
Essay, written under the pseudonym "Candidus," in The Boston Gazette (14 October 1771), later published in The Life and Public Services of Samuel Adams (1865) by William Vincent Wells, p. 425
Context: The liberties of our Country, the freedom of our civil constitution are worth defending at all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have receiv'd them as a fair Inheritance from our worthy Ancestors: They purchas'd them for us with toil and danger and expence of treasure and blood; and transmitted them to us with care and diligence. It will bring an everlasting mark of infamy on the present generation, enlightened as it is, if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle; or be cheated out of them by the artifices of false and designing men. Of the latter we are in most danger at present: Let us therefore be aware of it. Let us contemplate our forefathers and posterity; and resolve to maintain the rights bequeath'd to us from the former, for the sake of the latter. — Instead of sitting down satisfied with the efforts we have already made, which is the wish of our enemies, the necessity of the times, more than ever, calls for our utmost circumspection, deliberation, fortitude, and perseverance. Let us remember that "if we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty, we encourage it, and involve others in our doom." It is a very serious consideration, which should deeply impress our minds, that millions yet unborn may be the miserable sharers of the event.
Ben Klassen (1918–1993) American engineer, author and politician
Nature's Eternal Religion (1973), Ch. 2
Nature's Eternal Religion (1973)
L. K. Samuels (1951) American writer
Source: In Defense of Chaos: The Chaology of Politics, Economics and Human Action, (2013), p. 180
Muhammad (570–632) Arabian religious leader and the founder of Islam
Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1678, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6533.
Sunni Hadith