Terrorism Quotations

The threat of terrorism is not stronger than the will of the American people.

Peace along with freedom and justice are the pillars for attaining both security and stability and will pave the way towards the eradication of oppression, extremism, and terrorism in our world.

I say if you fight terrorism, it's based in fear, but if you promote peace, it's based on hope.

Global terrorism is extreme both in its lack of realistic goals and in its cynical exploitation of the vulnerability of complex systems.

Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities.

The best way to perpetuate poverty is by spending on arms and military, and the best way to fight terrorism is by fighting the basic needs of humanity, because hunger and poverty perpetuate crime.

The Gulf War is responsible for the huge and horrifying rise in Islamic terrorism.

We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism effort

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

Terrorism is a horrible thing that is the great threat to civilization on our planet.

All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.

As long as you persecute people, you will actually throw up terrorism.

The war against terrorism is one we must win.

There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

We need new partnerships in fighting terrorism and building peace.

Wherever you have weakening states and turmoil, you will have a fertile petri dish for terrorism.

We're not going to cure terrorism and spread peace and goodwill in the Middle East by killing innocent people, or I'm not even saying our bullets and bombs are killing them. The occupation that they don't have food. They don't have clean water. They don't have electricity. They don't have medicine. They don't have doctors.

Fascism is fascism. Terrorism is terrorism. Oppression is oppression.

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

Anyone with a gun can go out and commit an act of terrorism, even without a political affiliation.

Does Hollywood do movies about terrorism? Yeah. And why do they do that? Because it sells.

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

We must continue to ensure law enforcement has the necessary tools to combat terrorism here at home. We must also work with our allies and provide our military with the weapons and protective gear they need to defeat terrorism abroad.

While I agree that homegrown terrorism and the jihadist threat deserve continuing attention, a single-minded approach ignores all other threats.

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

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism

I don't want to constantly be writing about terrorism and strife.

We must find out where the roots of terrorism lie.

Fanaticism and terrorism have no place in Islam.

A broad base of knowledge is critically important to our ability to investigate terrorism.

I don't support terrorism and never have. As a Sri Lankan that fled war and bombings, my music is the voice of the civilian refugee.

No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while continuing to aid, abet and sponsor terrorism.

I'm trying to fight the terrorism that's actually causing the other forms of terrorism. You know, the root cause of terrorism is the stuff that the U.S. government allows to happen, and the foreign policies that we have in place in different countries that inspire people to become terrorists. And it's easy for us because it's just some oil.

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

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

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

What I want to make clear though is that we oppose terrorism in any form. However, any operation against terrorism should be under the framework of the United Nations and follow the fundamental principles of international laws.

International terrorism is throwing down a challenge, and not just to Russia.

Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.

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

Clinton was very early on aware of the problem of international terrorism.

The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.

I am confident that the British people will not be intimidated by terrorism.

Terrorism can go anywhere where there is not strong government, or government that cannot control its hinterlands.

Shamefully we now learn that Saddam's torture chambers reopened under new management, U.S. management.

It's frustrating; terrorism is rare and largely ineffectual, yet we regularly magnify the effects of both their successes and failures by terrorizing ourselves.

I am committed to protecting our country against the threat of terrorism.

I have said many times that Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism,

We cannot solve the problem of terrorism by asserting our will on the world.

I think food and education will help stem the poverty of the young people who are being drawn into terrorism every day.

The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.

Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.

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.

The 2000s were marked by terrorism and a bipartisan desire to fight it.

The fight, this war, this fight against the remnants of terrorism will go on for some time.

And finally, let me just say it is a fact that not every city can dedicate resources to terrorism.

In a sense, terrorism blossomed in the advent of television. Television promotes terrorism in religion and in politics.

CAIR officials or former officials have been arrested on charges related to terrorism yet all it offers is silence and stonewalling in discussing what are its real motives.

I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism.

If it is terrorism, if it is war on terror, then the Afghan people will join you on terror.

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

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

If you watch the news and don't like it, then this is your counter program to the news.

Producers are so much better-educated in issues related to terrorism.

Domestic terrorism has opened new war zones, operating off the assumption that all Americans are potential terrorists.

The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places on the same terms and conditions as other members of the public for counter-terrorism purposes.

Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution?

Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.

If Clinton had only attacked terrorism as much as he attacks George Bush we wouldn't be in this problem.

Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.

Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

I want to eliminate the basis of problems and basis of crime, and basis of terrorism.

Only the unknown frightens men. But once a man has faced the unknown, that terror becomes the known.

I'm not afraid of terrorism at all. I'm afraid of loss of our freedom, loss of mobility, loss of global comradeship.

I distracted myself from the fear and terrorism by thinking about things like how the universe began and whether time travel is possible.

I believe terrorism cannot be won over by military action. Terrorism must be condemned in the strongest language. We must stand solidly against it, and find all the means to end it. We must address the root causes of terrorism to end it for all time to come.

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.

As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.

This was not an act of terrorism, but it was an act of war.

The Egyptian military and the government of Israel have long had a common interest in maintaining order and fighting terrorism in Sinai.

George Bush didn't campaign on, 'If you elect me, I'm going to be a great president to confront terrorism and launch a war in the Middle East' because nobody was thinking about it in the year 2000. But it became the defining issue of his presidency.

Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint.

Out-of-step intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and the deceased Edward Said have often been dismissed as crazy extremists, 'anti-American,' and in Mr. Said's case even, absurdly, as apologists for Palestinian 'terrorism.'

The potential marriage of weapons of mass destruction with terrorism is everyone's nightmare.

There is no question that terrorism has to be addressed. But we are equally sure that the remedies being applied ... are not the best way of eliminating terrorism. More terrorists are being created than are being eliminated.

We regard terrorism as an evil that threatens the world community. All countries must join hands in this common cause,

You cannot win a War on Terrorism. It's like having a war on jealousy.

Words of Muslims are important. It's important for people to know that Muslims think that terrorism is the epitome of injustice because it targets innocent people. People need to hear those words, and they're more credible from Muslims themselves.

What the president will talk about tonight is the fact that what we've learned in Afghanistan has made it clear that, far from ending there, our war against terrorism is only beginning.

If we allow terrorism to undermine our freedom of action, we could reverse at least part of the palpable gains achieved by postwar globalization. It is incumbent upon us not to allow that to happen.

These [NSA] programs were never about terrorism: they're about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic manipulation. They're about power.

Terrorism is the symptom, not the disease.

Of course, there's an alternative to terrorism: it's called justice.

Given the credible estimate that we've spent $1 trillion on anti-terrorism security

Terrorism is a crime against the mind. We win by refusing fear.

Terrorism is always one bad day away from being issue No. 1.

We've seen some aggressive opposition in the New York area, ... It's a sign that terrorism is alive and well in this country.

The people of Northern Ireland will now judge Sinn Fein on their actions over the coming days, ... An end to the war means the weapons of terrorism must be destroyed and all forms of paramilitary violence must cease for good.

I don't believe we are, because I believe that just as 9/11 was an attack on a very populous area, terrorism also looks to see where you can go and where you're not expected.