"If we destroy human rights and rule of law in the response to terrorism, they have won"
- Joichi Ito
About this Quote
This quote by Joichi Ito speaks with the importance of supporting human rights and the guideline of law in the face of terrorism. Ito is warning us that if we permit our action to terrorism to be one of overlooking human rights and the rule of law, then the terrorists have actually won. Ito is recommending that in order to really beat terrorism, we need to remain unfaltering in our dedication to human rights and the guideline of law. This suggests that we need to not allow our action to terrorism to be among fear and panic, but rather one of strength and resilience. We should not enable terrorists to determine our actions and our values. We should remain dedicated to supporting human rights and the rule of law, even in the face of terrorism. By doing so, we can make sure that the terrorists do not win.
This quote is written / told by Joichi Ito somewhere between June 19, 1966 and today. He/she was a famous Businessman from Japan.
The author also have 26 other quotes.
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