To fight extremism, we will need to pursue a two-pronged strategy: both 'hard,' through stricter control of our borders and a more robust and technologically advanced security response, and 'soft,' based on better intelligence-gathering, working to return our mosques to their spiritual function and barring entry to foreign preachers.

I've always maintained there is no incompatibility between Islam and democracy. The Europeans in general confuse Islam and Islamism. Islamism is a political movement that instrumentalises the religion to get to power, which has nothing to do with religion. Islam here in Tunisia is a religion of openness, of tolerance.

We respect every religion. Everyone is free to practice his religion freely... In the Tunisian parliament, we have even Jews.

When you are a politician, it means to work for the benefit of the country, not to stay home. In politics, it ends only when one dies.

Explosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt.

I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people.

Many people at different levels of the Russian government are open to crypto-currencies.

Children will come out and listen to a writer whose books they like. They don't need a government agency or a medal that says 'laureate' to continue that.