The larger society has to recognize some degree of autonomy for the minority: the right to practice their own religion and way of life and to some extent their language.
Samuel P. HuntingtonI wouldn't rule out the possibility of Muslim or at least Arab countries developing some form of organization comparable to the European Union. I don't think that's very likely, but it conceivably could happen.
Samuel P. HuntingtonAmerica doesn't border on Muslim countries. European countries do and that seems to be a fundamental difference.
Samuel P. Huntington