Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Quotes

The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally necessary character. The bubonic plague was an extraordinarily powerful social reality, but no one would have regarded it as vitally necessary.

Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.

A heresy can spring only from a system that is in full vigor.

Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.

Any stigma will do to beat a dogma.

Personal convictions are not politics. Personal convictions, if they become the subject of a group conviction, they become a cult.

I believe that dogma is often evil.

Ideology knows no boundaries.

Every church is orthodox to itself; to others, erroneous or heretical.

Dogma is less useful than cow dung. One can make whatever one likes out of it …

It is hard to oppose an ideology with a tradition.

I feel uneasy at the very idea of a Movement. I see every insight degenerating into a dogma, and fresh thoughts freezing into lifeless party line.

There’s too much orthodoxy in the political process today.

Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.

A lot of people have a belief system that is strictly based on religious dogma.

Man's best friend is his dogma.

Which is ideology? Which not? You shall know them by their assertion of truth, their contempt for considered reflection, and their fear of debate.

There are always some people who are ready to embrace a doctrine, a notion, a dogma, and they miss the real teaching.

Better heresy of doctrine than heresy of heart.

Politics or ideology must not get in the way of sound planning..

Most men indeed as well as most sects in Religion, think themselves in possession of all truth, and that where ever others differ from them it is so far error.

I don’t care for ideological people. It’s like those people just want to stop thinking.

For me, religion is a political construct, and spirituality is a community construct, and there's a real difference.

Some politicians were probably too lax about the rise of an extremist, fundamentalist, radical ideology.

The difference between a cult and a religion, of course, lies in extremity.