Definitions Quote by Joichi Ito

The commonly accepted definition of terrorism is that it is politically motivated violence directed at civilians by entities other than a state. These kind…

— Peter Bergen

What's the definition of terrorism? It's to achieve an objective through the use of force and fear. These are just nasty, evil, disgusting human…

— Tim Kennedy

There is no definition of terrorism and there is still the reality that one person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter.

— Kumi Naidoo

The reason that attacks by American terrorists who are not jihadist militants are sometimes not called 'terrorism' is, in part, because in the United…

— Peter Bergen

Terrorism is the intentional use of, or threat to use violence against civilians or against civilian targets, in order to attain political aims.

— Boaz Ganor

So far, the official definitions of terrorism have the role of demonizing the enemies of the United States and Israel, and of sanitizing recourse…

— Richard A. Falk

Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any…

— Anonymous

Terrorism is a word with little content - it is a label for brutalities committed by ‘the enemy’, and from which one’s own acts…

— Anonymous

Terrorism constitutes a direct attack on the values the UN stands for: the rule of law; the protection of civilians; peaceful resolution of conflicts;…

— Kofi Annan

Terrorism: deadly violence against humans and other living things, usually conducted by government against its own people.

— Edward Abbey

“The term terrorism is widely misused. It is utilized in its generic sense as a form of shorthand by governments and the media and…

— Neil Livingstone

The definition of terrorism has to be more precise, so that we are able to discriminate between, for example, what it is that the…

— Edward Said