Terrorism Quotes

"The war against terrorism is terrorism"

"An escalating, violent tit-for-tat may lead to terrorism"

"The attacks in Jordan, just like those before it in Indonesia, Egypt, Spain and the United States, demonstrate that terrorism does not discriminate by race, ethnicity or region. Instead, terrorists indiscriminately target those seeking to live a peaceful, loving and free life"

Allyson Schwartz, Politician

"Putting together a counter- terrorism policy, it's very easy to look at law enforcement or defense, military action or stopping the money flows or whatever, but the really difficult part is integrating all aspects of the policy, and I think she put a lot of emphasis on that"

Lee H. Hamilton, Politician

"Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics"

Lee H. Hamilton, Politician

"The liberation of those who commit murder and terrorism is unacceptable"

Alberto Fujimori, Statesman

"The public's evaluation of the job George W. Bush is doing as president changed dramatically as a result of the horrific attacks of September 11 and his response in leading the country on a campaign against terrorism"

Thomas E. Mann, Sociologist

"First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity"

Thomas E. Mann, Sociologist

"We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new"

Gijs de Vries, Politician

"There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in the world, only a few turn to terrorism"

Gijs de Vries, Politician

"The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities"

Gijs de Vries, Politician

"In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities"

Gijs de Vries, Politician

"You talked about national identity cards and the terrorism bill. We have made a government that has grown used to viewing us as subjects, has grown used to seeing its role as commanding us"

Malcolm Wallop, Politician

"Even though some in our government may claim that civil liberties must be compromised in order to protect the public, we must be wary of what we are giving up in the name of fighting terrorism"

Lucille Roybal-Allard

"The war in Iraq has as much to do with terrorism as the administration has to do with compassion"

Julian Bond, Activist

"War on terrorism defines the central preoccupation of the United States in the world today, and it does reflect in my view a rather narrow and extremist vision of foreign policy of the world's first superpower, of a great democracy, with genuinely idealistic traditions"

Zbigniew Brzezinski, Politician

"Palestinian terrorism has to be rejected and condemned, yes. But it should not be translated defacto into a policy of support for a really increasingly brutal repression, colonial settlements and a new wall"

Zbigniew Brzezinski, Politician

"Everybody's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's a really easy way: stop participating in it"

Noam Chomsky, Activist

"I frankly don't think it's going to be a successful war on terrorism until law enforcement agencies like the FBI are willing to share with other law enforcement agencies. If they can't share information, there's no way this war can be won"

Patty Hearst, Celebrity

"Every dollar that we send in State Department aid or humanitarian aid that saves us from having to get involved with very expensive military actions is a good investment. And frankly, helping Israel fight terrorism in the Middle East is much cheaper than us fighting it here on our shores"

Anthony Weiner, Politician

"We remain vulnerable. There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism"

Gijs de Vries, Politician

"Europe has a long and tragic history of mostly domestic terrorism"

Gijs de Vries, Politician

"The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence warrants and creating a joint situation center to pool and analyze intelligence"

John Bruton, Politician

"The EU and the U.S. often work together to develop international standards. This is the case in fighting terrorism and transnational crime, advancing trade liberalization, and combating piracy and intellectual property violations"

John Bruton, Politician

"Some argue that recognition of the genocide has become even more problematic now, when the world is at war with terrorism and the United States cannot afford to offend the sensibility of our Turkish ally"

Adam Schiff, Politician

"The majority of the world's Muslims do not believe that terrorism is a legitimate strategy or that Islam is incompatible with democracy"

Gijs de Vries, Politician

"Trade creates jobs and lifts people out of poverty. And when that happens, societies stabilize and grow. And there is nothing like a stable society to fight terrorism and strengthen democracy, freedom and rule of law"

Dennis Hastert, Politician

"Democracies are poor breeding grounds for terrorism and war"

Adam Schiff, Politician

"I'm as frustrated with the French, I think, as anyone, but look, there's going to be other challenges and there are going to be other issues. As long as there's a war on terrorism going on, we're all going to have to work together"

John McCain, Politician

"We still lack a global definition of terrorism"

Gijs de Vries, Politician

"The PATRIOT Act brought down the wall separating intelligence agencies from law enforcement and other entities charged with protecting the Nation from terrorism"

Chris Chocola, Politician

"Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism"

Benazir Bhutto, Leader

"The next few months are critical to Pakistan's future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism and working for social justice"

Benazir Bhutto, Leader

"It is just not enough to strengthen the secret services for the fight against terrorism but it's also necessary to advance dialogue between cultures"

Horst Koehler, Statesman

"Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems that don't stop at a nation's borders"

Warren Christopher, Statesman

"This may sound trite, but bad things happen to good people, and when you're facing terrorism, natural disaster, you can have every wonderful plan in place, but I am a realist"

Warren Rudman, Politician

"It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must assure them of our commitment to eradicating global terrorism wherever it may reside or wherever it's given haven"

George Allen, Politician

"On September 11 last year international terrorism entered a new dimension"

Otto Schily, Public Servant

"I believe, based on the activities, and I am not an expert on terrorism by any stretch, but I believe that when they attacked the United States and they attacked New York and Washington, D.C., they thought they could defeat us"

Jim Walsh, Politician

"As the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks draws near we must ensure our nation is prepared to handle the continued threat of violence and terrorism on our country"

Leonard Boswell, Politician

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