Quotes by Abdurrahman Wahid

• Well, the most important thing about Islam is that we have to differentiate between two kinds of Islam. The first one is the institution of Islam... second, the culture of Islam.
• I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it.
• I don't talk in ifs.
• I do not like violence.
• All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.
• I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.