“ Wholly given up to villainy and debauchery, and ride the steed of perfidy and presumption, and dive into the sea of error and impiety, and are united under the banner of Satan. Bernard Lewis
“ The value of Israel to the United States as a strategic asset has been much disputed. There have been some in the United States who view Israel as a major strategic ally in the region and the one sure… Bernard Lewis
“ Clarity of thought will normally produce clarity of style; obscurity of thought will produce obscurity of style. Bernard Lewis
“ The cultivation of cotton and sugar, which the Arabs brought from the East across North Africa and into Spain, most probably entailed some kind of plantation system. Bernard Lewis
“ In 1940, we knew who we were, we knew who the enemy was, we knew the dangers and the issues, he told me when I pressed him for a reading of the struggle against Islamic radicalism. In our island, we k… Bernard Lewis
“ I think I can say quite clearly and explicitly that the various types of actions which we call terrorism are only , they are explicitly by Sharia Law .. It is true that waging war is a religious obl… Bernard Lewis
“ Fighters in a jihad are enjoined not to kill women, children, and the aged unless they attack first, not to torture or mutilate prisoners, to give fair warning of the resumption of hostilities after a… Bernard Lewis
“ The medieval European, who shared the fundamental assumptions of his Muslim contemporary, would have agreed with him in ascribing religious movements to religious causes, and would have sought no furt… Bernard Lewis
“ Secularism in the Christian world was an attempt to resolve the long and destructive struggle of church and state. Separation, adopted in the American and French Revolutions and elsewhere after that,… Bernard Lewis
“ In recent years, there have been some changes of perception and, consequently, of tactics among Muslims. Some of them still see the West in general and its present leader the United States in particul… Bernard Lewis
“ The signatories quote various Muslim authorities and then proceed to the final and most important part of their declaration, the fatwa, laying down that to kill Americans and their allies, both civil… Bernard Lewis
“ Uncertainty may be beneficial in that it invites further research and further thought. But uncertainty disguised as certainty is dangerous. Bernard Lewis
“ In medieval times most singers, dancers, and musical performers were, at least in origin, slaves. Bernard Lewis
“ Different groups in the [Middle East] drew two lessons from [return of the shah in Iran] - one, that Americans were willing to use both force and intrigue to install or restore their puppet rulers in… Bernard Lewis
“ The difference between Middle Eastern and Western economic approaches can be seen even in their distinctive forms of corruption, from which neither society is exempt. In the West, one makes money in t… Bernard Lewis
“ Black slaves seem to have cost from two to three hundred dirhams; black eunuchs, at least two or three times as much. Female black slaves were sold at five hundred dirhams or so; trained singing girls… Bernard Lewis
“ For the study of Middle Eastern history, and at the present time one might even add of world history, some knowledge of Islam’s origins and of its scriptures is necessary. Already in my student years… Bernard Lewis
“ Those who are unwilling to confront the past will be unable to understand the present and unfit to face the future. Bernard Lewis
