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Now and always, hard-line policy and those who embrace it are vessels for darker forces that are at once self-cannibalizing and combustible. No good can come of them. They are unsustainable because their sense of righteousness denies human worth.
Queen Rania Of Jordan
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The quote criticizes hard-line policies and their proponents as destructive and ultimately unsustainable.

Queen Rania of Jordan addresses the dangers of hard-line policies, suggesting that those who support them are acting on self-destructive and morally questionable principles. She emphasizes that such policies disregard the inherent value of human life, leading to inevitable consequences that are harmful both to individuals and society as a whole.

Themes

Hard-Line PolicyHuman WorthSustainabilityRighteousnessDark Forces

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In a speech about the importance of humane governance.

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