The truth that we must finally confront is that Islam contains specific notions of martyrdom and jihad that fully explain the character of Muslim violence.
Sam HarrisLying is, almost by definition, a refusal to cooperate with others. It condenses a lack of trust and trustworthiness into a single act. It is both a failure of understanding and an unwillingness to be understood. To lie is to recoil from relationship.
Sam HarrisThe freedom to think out loud on certain topics, without fear of being hounded into hiding or killed, has already been lost.
Sam HarrisAny conception of human well-being you could plausibly have, the Taliban patently fails to maximize it.
Sam Harris