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The extremist world view is the gateway, and violence is the ultimate destination.
Speech on extremism (2015)
The root cause of the threat we face is the extremist ideology itself.
Speech on extremism (2015)
Every one of the communities that has come to call our country home has made Britain a better place.
Speech on extremism (2015)
Let’s not forget our strongest weapon: our own liberal values.
Speech on extremism (2015)
It’s only the extremists who divide people into good Muslims and bad Muslims, by forcing their warped doctrine onto fellow Muslims and telling them that it is the only way to believe.
Speech on extremism (2015)
The extremists are the ones who have the money, the leaders, the iconography and the propaganda machines. We need to turn the tables.
Speech on extremism (2015)
The adherents of this ideology are overpowering other voices within Muslim debate, especially those trying to challenge it. There are so many strong, positive Muslim voices that are being drowned out.
Speech on extremism (2015)
We can’t stand neutral in this battle of ideas. We have to back those who share our values.
Speech on extremism (2015)
As we talk about the threat of extremism and the challenge of integration, we should not do our country down – we are, without a shadow of doubt, a beacon to the world.
Speech on extremism (2015)
We need more co-ordinated efforts to drive this out of our society. More prosecutions. No more turning a blind eye on the false basis of cultural sensitivities.
Speech on extremism (2015)
Over generations, we have built something extraordinary in Britain – a successful multi-racial, multi-faith democracy. It’s open, diverse, welcoming – these characteristics are as British as queuing and talking about the weather.
Speech on extremism (2015)
No-one becomes a terrorist from a standing start. It starts with a process of radicalisation. When you look in detail at the backgrounds of those convicted of terrorist offences, it is clear that many of them were first influenced by what some would call non-violent extremists.
Speech on extremism (2015)
It is here in Britain where in one or two generations people can come with nothing and rise as high as their talent allows. It is here in Britain where success is achieved not in spite of our diversity, but because of our diversity.
Speech on extremism (2015)
Britain has never been cowed by fear or hatred or terror. Our Great British resolve faced down Hitler; it defeated Communism; it saw off the IRA’s assaults on our way of life. Time and again we have stood up to aggression and tyranny.
Speech on extremism (2015)