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We are a pluralist civilisation because we allow mosques to be built in our countries, and we are not going to stop simply because christian missionaries are thrown into prison in kabul. if we did so, we too would become taliban.
-Umberto Eco
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We Are A Pluralist Civilisation Because We

Umberto Eco
We are a pluralist civilisation because we allow mosques to be built in our countries, and we are not going to stop simply because christian missionaries are thrown into prison in kabul. if we did so, we too would become taliban.
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