Terrorism Quotes

"We can best honor the memories of those who were killed on September 11 and those who have been killed fighting the war on terrorism, by dedicating ourselves to building a free and peaceful world safe from the threat of terrorism"

Jack Reed, Politician

"The Constitution is never tested during times of tranquility; it is during times of tension, turmoil, tragedy, trauma, and terrorism that it is sorely tested"

Mike Honda, Politician

"The challenge we have in the war on terrorism is looking around for those pieces that matter and trying to fit them together"

Mac Thornberry, Politician

"Fighting terrorism is not unlike fighting a deadly cancer. It can't be treated just where it's visible - every diseased cell in the body must be destroyed"

David Hackworth, Soldier

"I am one who believes that we are, in fact, engaged in a worldwide war against terrorism. We must have the serenity to accept the fact that war is not going to go away if we ignore it"

Robert Foster Bennett, Politician

"Much has been accomplished during the last year in the campaign against terrorism. This struggle will require vigilance, perseverance and sacrifice for many years to come"

Paul Cellucci, Politician

"Terrorism is a real despair. These are people for whom life has been so negative that they're willing to die if they can take down some of their enemies"

John Shelby Spong, Clergyman

"The face of terrorism in Iraq is dead. Abu Musab al Zarqawi brutalized, tortured, and killed thousands of innocent people, forcing Iraqis to live in fear. The Iraqi people finally had enough, and gave up his whereabouts to the Iraqi security forces"

Tim Murphy, Politician

"In the face of terrorism, a united front is one of the strongest weapons"

Virginia Foxx, Politician

"Together with international unity and resolve we can meet the challenge of this global scourge and work to bring about an international law of zero tolerance for terrorism"

Manmohan Singh, Statesman

"We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism"

Madeleine Albright, Statesman

"Bush may be a strong leader in the war on terrorism, but on budget deficits he is missing-in-action"

Jim Cooper, Politician

"Dick Clarke, who was head of counter-terrorism in the National Security Council, pushed constantly for the Principals Committee, which is the key national security group of top officials to take up the issue of terrorism"

Sidney Blumenthal, Journalist

"When a person is humiliated, when his rights are being violated, and he does not have the proper education, naturally he gravitates toward terrorism"

Shirin Ebadi, Lawyer

"And we need to maintain our foothold in the fight against terrorism and terrorist groups and respond to any degradation of Iraqi security or stability"

Rick Larsen, Politician

"In the United States, it's the mandate of the FBI to gather information relating to terrorism, go out and collect it, to do the interviews, to do the investigative work"

Robert Mueller, Public Servant

"Most terrorists are people deeply concerned by what they see as social, political, or religious injustice and hypocrisy, and the immediate grounds for their terrorism is often retaliation for an action of the United States"

William Blum, Author

"The President should spend his time going after the terrorists rather than sharing sensitive counter terrorism information with countries that sponsor terrorism"

Frank Lautenberg, Politician

"Nor should we exclude the possibility that Islamic terrorism may begin to make common cause with Western political extremists of the far Left and far Right"

Richard Perle, Public Servant

"The risk from terrorism remains acute and the private market cannot continue to operate without a government backstop"

Michael Oxley, Politician

"Another part of the global war on terrorism that Canada and the United States are working on together is in helping failed states, states like Afghanistan, where people have no voice"

Paul Cellucci, Politician

"Then we can help these failed states turn around and give their people a better life. This, too, is a critical part of this global war on terrorism, and Canada and the United States are together"

Paul Cellucci, Politician

"Ironically, the Canadian naval vessels, aircraft and personnel in the Persian Gulf I mentioned earlier who are fighting terrorism will provide more support indirectly to this war in Iraq than most of the 46 countries that are fully supporting our efforts there"

Paul Cellucci, Politician

"But Canada remains a crucial partner in this global war on terrorism, and we are grateful for that. Canadian naval vessels, aircraft and military personnel continue anti-terrorist operations in the Persian Gulf"

Paul Cellucci, Politician

"The uncertainty of the danger belongs to the essence of terrorism"

Jurgen Habermas, Philosopher

"It would be easy to define terrorism as attacks against human rights and international humanitarian law forbids attacks against innocent non-combatants which is often the definition used for terrorism"

Joichi Ito, Businessman

"Al Zarqawi had a long history of terrorism. He was responsible for several bombings and beheadings in Iraq, including Pennsylvania native Nicholas Berg"

Tim Murphy, Politician

"If there ever was a religious war full of terror, it was the crusades. But you can't blame Christianity because a few adventurers did this. That's my message"

Moustapha Akkad, Director

"The clever, albeit fragile, coalition against terrorism brought together by the U.S. government might be able to advance the transition from classical international law to a cosmopolitan order"

Jurgen Habermas, Philosopher

"Upholding human rights is not merely compatible with fighting terrorism, it is essential"

Joichi Ito, Businessman

"I extend my deepest gratitude to our Armed Forces and first responders serving both at home and abroad in the war against terrorism"

John Doolittle, Politician

"We must pass a national energy policy to continue our successes in the War on Terrorism"

Zack Wamp

"Those who committed these cowardly acts may believe that they have shaken our resolve to defeat terrorism. They could not be more wrong"

Doc Hastings, Politician

"Any Human Rights Council reform that allows countries that sponsor terrorism to remain as members, such as Cuba, is not real reform. And in the past, countries such as Libya, Iran and Syria have participated on this council"

Michael McCaul, Politician

"If we ever hope to rid the world of the political AIDS of our time, terrorism, the rule must be clear: One does not deal with terrorists; one does not bargain with terrorists; one kills terrorists"

Meir Kahane, Clergyman

"The only way to address terrorism is to deal with the issues that create terrorism, to resolve them where possible, and where that's not possible to ensure that there is an alternative to violence"

Cofer Black, Public Servant

"We are ready to engage in international co-operation against terrorism with a view to safeguarding national interests and regional security and stability"

Li Peng, Public Servant

"While the vast majority of hackers may be disinclined towards violence, it would only take a few to turn cyber terrorism into reality"

Dorothy Denning, Public Servant

"As long as there are people who are not happy with their lot in life, as long as the United States is perceived to somehow be the cause of this unhappiness, there will be terrorism"

Cofer Black, Public Servant

"The enemy is not just terrorism. It is the threat posed specifically by Islamist terrorism, by Bin Ladin and others who draw on a long tradition of extreme intolerance within a minority strain of Islam that does not distinguish politics from religion, and distorts both"

John Cornyn, Politician

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