Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint.
—Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011) Anglo-American Essayist, Social Critic
We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place, until there is no refuge or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.
—George W. Bush (b.1946) American Head of State, Businessperson
Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America;These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.
—George W. Bush (b.1946) American Head of State, Businessperson
If you are a terror to many, then beware of many.
—Ausonius (c.309–392 CE) Latin Poet, Rhetorician
We all have to be concerned about terrorism, but you will never end terrorism by terrorizing others.
—Martin Luther King III (b.1957) American Human Rights Advocate
Over time it’s going to be important for nations to know they will be held accountable for inactivity. You’re either with us or against us in the fight against terror.
—George W. Bush (b.1946) American Head of State, Businessperson
This was not an act of terrorism, but it was an act of war.
—George W. Bush (b.1946) American Head of State, Businessperson
We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists. We invite terrorism by ignoring them.
—George W. Bush (b.1946) American Head of State, Businessperson
No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.
—Edward R. Murrow (1908–65) American Journalist, Radio Personality
Too many people in the American media have lost any concept of loyalty to their country — if they even consider it their country, rather than just their residence.
Yeah, that’s right, I’m playing the patriotism card. But not the way you think.
Our country is at war. And it’s a war in which victory absolutely depends on the Muslim world perceiving it as a war between the U.S and its allies on one side, and fanatical murderous terrorists on the other.
If it is ever perceived as a war against Islam, then we have lost. The world has lost.
So during such a difficult time, even people who think the Iraq War or even the whole war on terror is a horrible mistake still have an obligation of loyalty to the nation that offers them protection, prosperity, and freedom.
—Orson Scott Card (b.1951) American Author, Critic, Political Activist