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I wanted to understand. i'm not here to support one, but i am here to criticize all, on a principled position. i very much value the position of counter power. i think this is where ethics should be, in front of power as i said in radical reform. the power of counter-power is very important.
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Tariq Ramadan
I wanted to understand. i'm not here to support one, but i am here to criticize all, on a principled position. i very much value the position of counter power. i think this is where ethics should be, in front of power as i said in radical reform. the power of counter-power is very important.
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