Quotes About Violence

We are not fighting against the Palestinian people, and we are not at war with Islam. We are fighting against terrorism.

We have to stand together against terror and the reasons for terrorism, which are poverty and ignorance.

Lack of understanding of interrelatedness has caused numerous divisions and conflicts that are the cause of many major challenges in the world such as war, violence, terrorism, economic disparity, and exploitation.

I condemn any form of terrorism and especially the terrorism that would affect my country and me.

Because of the 9/11 attacks, the framing of terrorism by politicians, the media, and the public too often in the past decade and a half has been that it is Islamist political violence that is the terrorism we need to be concerned about.

These days, gun violence can strike anywhere, from a church hall in Charleston to a movie theatre or a Planned Parenthood office in Colorado. But our response to it depends on whether that violence is understood to be terrorism.

Even if there is peace with all the Arab states, I don't know if the terrorism against us will pass from this world.

Terrorism and religious extremism are huge challenges. They go hand in glove.

The Charleston shooting is a result of an ingrained culture of racism and a history of terrorism in America. It should be covered as such.

The commonly accepted definition of terrorism is that it is politically motivated violence directed at civilians by entities other than a state. These kind of attacks can come from the far right, the far left, racists of every stripe, as well as jihadists.

Terrorism cannot be isolated from its political, historical, and even social context.

When a man wrote a political screed against the IRS and flew into its building, he was deemed mentally ill, even though it was clearly a political act. There's a double standard, which is: If his name is Muhammad, it's automatically terrorism.

I'm very much against war; I'm very much against terrorism of any kind. I find terrorism to be one of the most appalling things that can exist in society.

Can a nation use the methods of terrorism? Can it harm innocent civilians in the process? What are the costs? Where is the line?

We need to do more to prevent radicalization, the inspiration of terrorism in this country.

Cross-burning is a domestic act of terrorism. It's been classified as such.

We are making it very clear to all countries that nothing justifies terrorism. There are no political reasons that justify it; there is no cause, no grievance that justifies it. And we will do everything possible to make sure that all countries of the world understand that.

We should protect free speech by repealing offences that stifle legitimate debate - like 'glorification' of terrorism and religious hatred - but take a 'zero-tolerance' approach to extremists inciting violence.

We give parity to all terrorism regardless of ideology.

Very often when we talk about war, conflict or terrorism, we talk about it very politically. We forget that there are people involved.

Terrorism is not related to Islam.

I think we live in a country where we go overseas, and we fight other people's wars, and we fight terrorism overseas internationally, but we don't want to fully acknowledge the terrorism that goes on domestically.

Terrorism knows no boundaries and doesn't respect nations' sovereignties.

A terrorist is someone who has a bomb, but doesn't have an air force.