Terrorism Quotes - Page 5

• Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.

  Winston Churchill

  Fear, War, Greatest Victory

  Speech in House of Commons, 13 May 1940

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• For the first time, preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism is now at the top of America's nuclear agenda.

  Barack Obama

  Nuclear Terrorism, America, Nuclear Proliferation

  "AP Exclusive: Chile gives US weapons-grade uranium", www.foxnews.com. April 8, 2010.

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• Looked at objectively, it is clear that the overwhelming majority of civilian deaths resulting from political violence are produced by what should be understood as "state terror." Terrorism also serves as an excuse to avoid diplomacy and the peaceful resolution of conflict.

  Richard A. Falk

  Political, Peaceful, Majority

  Source: www.truth-out.org

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• Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy our country's way of life; it's only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage.

  Bruce Schneier

  Country, Way, Damage

  Bruce Schneier (2014). “Bruce Schneier on Trust Set”, p.471, John Wiley & Sons

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• The programs supported by the International Affairs Budget are as essential to our national security as defense programs. Development and diplomacy protect our nation by addressing the root causes of terrorism and conflict. But it's not just about security. By building new markets overseas for American products, the International Affairs Budget creates jobs and boosts the economy here at home.

  Tom Ridge

  Jobs, Home, Roots

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• If liberty of speech is to be untrammeled from the grosser forms of constraint, the uniformity of opinion will be secured by a moral terrorism to which the respectability of society will give its thorough approval.

  Charles Sanders Peirce

  Giving, Liberty, Speech

  Charles Sanders Peirce (1958). “Selected Writings (Values in a Universe of Chance)”, p.110, Courier Corporation

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• Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.

  Barack Obama

  Military, War, Iraq

  Speech to the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, July 12, 2004.

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• America's veterans and troops serving abroad today fought hard to preserve our red, white and blue, from the Revolutionary War to today's Global War Against Terrorism, and Congress' action today is appropriate for one of our most sacred symbols.

  Bill Shuster

  Veterans Day, War, Blue

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• This thing called Patriot Act, through which we abdicated a lot of our civil rights to defend the country against terrorism, it's a four-year story.

  Neil Young

  Country, Rights, Years

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• The thing that keeps me awake at night is a nexus between terrorism and massive destruction...the possibility that a terrorist organization could either acquire a ready-made weapon or fabricate something improvised that would have a catastrophic effect for us.

  Michele Flournoy

  Night, Organization, Weapons

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• The threat of nuclear terrorism is growing faster than our ability to prevent an attack on our homeland.

  Joe Lieberman

  Nuclear Terrorism, Growing, Faster

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• The greatest threat to U.S. and global security is no longer a nuclear exchange between nations, but nuclear terrorism by violent extremists and nuclear proliferation to an increasing number of states.

  Barack Obama

  Nuclear Terrorism, Numbers, Nuclear Proliferation

  "U.S. announces new restrictions on nuclear weapon use", www.cnn.com. April 7, 2010.

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• While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together.

  Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

  Country, Order, Progress

  "Philippines president: Abu Sayyaf losing clout". Interview with Wolf Blitzer, www.cnn.com. May 20, 2003.

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• Nuclear terrorism is still often treated as science fiction. I wish it were. But unfortunately we live in a world of excess hazardous materials and abundant technological know-how, in which some terrorists clearly state their intention to inflict catastrophic casualties. Were such an attack to occur, it would not only cause widespread death and destruction, but would stagger the world economy... [creating] a second death toll throughout the developing world.

  Kofi Annan

  Nuclear Terrorism, Creating, Wish

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• Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating human victims. An end must be put to this. As never before, it is vital to unite forces of the entire world community against terror.

  Vladimir Putin

  Creating, Community, World

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• This war on terrorism is going to continue for an indefinite period of time.

  Tom Ridge

  War, Periods, War On Terror

  "Americans urged to carry on despite terror alert". www.cnn.com. October 30, 2001.

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• The greatest threat now is a 9/11 occurring with a group of terrorists armed not with airline tickets and box cutters, but with a nuclear weapon in the middle of one of our own cities...there's a high probability of such an attempt.

  Dick Cheney

  Cities, Groups, Nuclear

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• The era of nuclear terrorism has arrived.

  Liam Fox

  Nuclear Terrorism, Nuclear, Eras

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• Nuclear terrorism is one of the most serious threats of our time. Even one such attack could inflict mass casualties and create immense suffering and unwanted change in the world forever. This prospect should compel all of us to act to prevent such a catastrophe.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Nuclear Terrorism, Forever, Suffering

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• Growing terrorism, permissive societies, democracy collapsing through lack of law and order. If things continue on their present track, the disintegration of Western societies will occur much sooner than you think under the hammer blows of fascism and communism. Freedom is not something that does not have a breaking point, and your enemies would like you to reach that point.

  Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

  Thinking, Blow, Order

  "Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President". Book by Jimmy Carter, p. 444, 1995.

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• Islamic terrorism is not common crime but an act of war. Jihad is war. For the Jihadi it is a war; we must also accept it as such. Home grown Muslim militants must be treated, not just as enemy combatants but as traitors.

  Ali Sina

  War, Islamic, Home

  Source: myislam.dk

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• I do not regard killing or assassination or terrorism as good in any circumstances whatsoever.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Violence, Killing, Circumstances

  Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, V. Geetha (2004). “Soul Force: Gandhi's Writings on Peace”, p.208, Tara Publishing

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• The world is beset by challenges including the ongoing danger of international terrorism, and the significant political and economic threats posed by factors such as the high levels of corporate and sovereign debt and persistent unemployment.

  Dan Quayle

  Political, Challenges, Unemployment

  Source: www.leadersmag.com

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• What keeps India safe really is the heroism of millions of poor Indians who every day reject the allure of terrorism. What keeps India safe is just the courage of poor Indians, not the actions of its government.

  Aravind Adiga

  Government, Heroism, India

  "MoJo Interview: Aravind Adiga". Interview with Sonja Sharp, www.motherjones.com. June 19, 2009.

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• The choices we make now will shape the future of not just our countries, but the world at large. We should intensify our cooperation in confronting global challenges like Terrorism, Cyber Security and Climate Change.

  Narendra Modi

  Country, Choices, Challenges

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