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There are immutable Islamic principles which order relations between people, but there is no Islamic economic, social or political structure which cannot be changed... Nothing which can make the world a better place can be rejected out of hand as non-Islamic... In order to be Islamic, a solution must fulfill two conditions: it must be maximally efficient and maximally humane.

— Alija Izetbegović The Islamic Declaration (1970)

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History does not relate any true revolution which came from power. All began with education and meant in essence a moral summons.

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This may not be a just peace, but it is more just than the continuation of war.

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The upbringing of the people, and particularly means of mass influence - the press, radio, television, and film - should be in the hands of people whose good Islamic moral and intellectual authority is indisputable.

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