Terrorism Quotes

I never call it an insurgency. I call it terrorism.

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

Terrorism as a force is gone. As individuals they are all around and we will continue to look for them.

Well, one thing's very clear, that terrorism isn't just a threat which is external to Western countries. It's not simply a foreign menace that comes from overseas to strike our cities. It can and it does, as we now know, come from within our own countries and from inside our own populations.

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.

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

Fanaticism and terrorism have no place in Islam.

Islamic law is clearly against terrorism, against any kind of deliberate killing of civilians or similar 'collateral damage.'

We will fight hostage taking like we fight terrorism.

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

The overwhelming public sentiment in India was that no meaningful dialogue can be held with Pakistan until it abandons the use of terrorism as an instrument of its foreign policy.

The September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon prompted a fundamental shift in the American government's approach to Islamic terrorism.

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.

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

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

It does surprise me that intelligent people in the 21st century could claim that if you respond to the terrorists with force, you spawn terrorism, but if you appease them, you somehow tame them. This argument, as I said, is very interesting, and very surprising.

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

A central claim of the Bush administration's foreign policy is that the spread of democracy in the Middle East is the cure for terrorism.

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism.

The FBI. is a massive culture. It's been a culture that served America well, and it's been focused on prosecution. But what we need in terms of terrorism is prevention.

The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

Civilisation, the orderly world in which we live, is frail. We are skating on thin ice. There is a fear of a collective disaster. Terrorism, genocide, flu, tsunamis.

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

Terrorism gets people's attention.

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

What happened to the Bush Administration regarding terrorism is that they regarded it as a secondary issue, and associated with Clinton. One of those Clinton issues.

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

The attack on Clinton on terrorism is entirely politically inspired by the right-wing of the Republicans, and has no basis in fact whatsoever.

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

Terrorism is contempt for human dignity.

Extremists and populist movements are exploiting people's fear of those who are not like us. We can see the consequences in the form of terrorism and racially motivated violence.

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.

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.

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

I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A. I wouldn't say it's the cause of terrorism, but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts.

I do not believe in terrorism, violence, destruction, murder, pre-emption, or War.

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

We are keeping New Jersey one step, several steps, ahead of terrorism.

None of us condone terrorism in any way, shape, or form, and I believe Hezbollah is a terrorist organization that was, is, and remains a threat to peace in the Mideast, and must be dismantled and disarmed.

My friends, there is no Palestinian-Israeli conflict. There is only the global war on terrorism.

Cyber terrorism could also become more attractive as the real and virtual worlds become more closely coupled, with automobiles, appliances, and other devices attached to the Internet.

I have been defending Israel's right to exist, and to defend itself against terrorism, for many years-on college campuses, in television appearances and in debate.

There are two kinds of terrorism. Rational terrorism such as Palestinian terrorism and apocalyptic terrorism like Sept. 11. You have to distinguish between the two.

Asymmetrical warfare is a euphemism for terrorism, just like collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent civilians.

Iran is isolated on its nuclear program and support for terrorism.

Democracy is stronger than terrorism, and we will not cower to the terrorists' campaign of fear.

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

When we are reflecting on terrorism we can grieve for many things we do and have done.

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

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

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

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

The country was not focused on terrorism before September 11th.

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

Afghanistan must never again be a safe haven for terrorism.

Why are people saying it's too soon? Like the people on that flight, we need to agree about what to do about terrorism. And I think we need to have that conversation now.

No one in this body wants to see terrorism and the rule of force prevail in Iraq. Some on the other side say otherwise, but I believe they know better.

The war against terrorism is terrorism.

Humans have changed little over time. We think we've invented the modern world but they were making better speeches 2,000 years ago and grappling with issues of empire and terrorism.

To make us a terrorist target in a region that is full of terrorism is dumb and unforgiveable.

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

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.

We can't be politically correct - right or left - in the war on terrorism. Period.

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

I think the risks that people see of terrorism are incredibly important but we are very confident we have got the right people on it and the risks have been minimised.

Terrorism is not new to black people.

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

All terrorism is theater.

For some, the very act of intelligence gathering seems illegitimate when applied to the crime of terrorism.

Terrorism is you winning hearts and minds of people.

I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years.

Our values and way of life will prevail - terrorism will not.

We need new partnerships in fighting terrorism and building peace.

Terrorism is partly linked to people who have no jobs in Pakistan.

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

Then the administration tied it in to the regional dispute between Israel and its enemies, as if that's about international terrorism. No, it's not.

Look, we constantly live looking at the issue of the threat of terrorism.

In 1985, the Iranian sponsorship of terrorism was clear, solid evidence.

There are people, particularly in the United States with which I am most familiar, who would say how ironic that Tehran would be the sponsor of an anti-terrorism conference, because there are people who say that Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism.

The global response to global terrorism must not endanger fundamental human rights and freedoms.

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