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May 15, 2006 New York, U.S.A.: SIPA - : H. H. The Aga Khan delivering the graduation address at the School of International and Public Affairs Columbia University.(SIPA)

May 15, 2006 Columbia University, New York: H. H. The Aga Khan delivering the graduation speech. "The ultimate recourse in any democracy must be to the concept of popular sovereignty. But within that concept there is room for variation. One size need not fit all – and trying to make one size fit all can be a recipe for failure. "

May 15, 2006 New York, U.S.A.: H. H. The Aga Khan in the graduation speech to the SIPA students said: "We are often told that increased contact among cultures will inevitably produce a 'Clash of Civilizations,' particularly between Islam and the West. Such predictions could become self-fulfilling prophecies if enough people believe them. But that need not, and must not, be the case."