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The terrible thing about terrorism is that ultimately it destroys those who practice it. Slowly but surely, as they try
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"The terrible thing about terrorism is that ultimately it destroys those who practice it. Slowly but surely, as they try to extinguish life in others, the light within them dies"

- Terry Waite

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This quote by Terry Waite talks to the disaster of terrorism. It suggests that those who practice terrorism are eventually damaging themselves. The act of attempting to extinguish life in others is a harmful force that gradually however definitely eliminates the light within the terrorist. This quote speaks with the idea that terrorism is a self-destructive act, which those who practice it are eventually damaging themselves. It likewise speaks with the concept that terrorism is a cycle of violence that ultimately harms those who practice it. The quote recommends that terrorism is a devastating force that eventually damages those who practice it, which it is a cycle of violence that ultimately damages those who practice it. This quote speaks with the disaster of terrorism and the concept that it eventually damages those who practice it.

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United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by Terry Waite somewhere between May 31, 1939 and today. He/she was a famous Author from United Kingdom. The author also have 3 other quotes.

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