Debate Quote by Juan Williams

None of us believe countering terrorism is about party politics

— David Blunkett

To be honest, I think that Republicans love terrorism.

— David O. Russell

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.

— Alan Dershowitz

"Terrorism" is a metaphor, it's an abstract noun. It's like having a war on dandruff. It's something from advertising, it's meaningless.

— Gore Vidal

I full well realize that politics is a rough and tumble business, but politics should not be reduced to lobbing partisan hand grenades. Politics…

— Pat Roberts

I think what we've learned is that the terrorist threat is serious, but it shifts. You cannot make a single person the sole focus…

— Paul Bremer

Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose, and terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point.

— Al Franken

“Terrorism is both a global political problem and an internal psychological mechanism.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

I have been asked about terrorism many times, and each time I speak as clearly as I can.

— Jagmeet Singh

Missing from much of the public debate is discussion of the simple fact that lurking behind every terroristic act is a specific political antecedent.…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

Initially, terrorism was a certain mixture of politics, economics, and religion. Now, it seems that terrorism is more individual and done to avenge personal…

— Dalai Lama

The atmosphere is different in Congress after September 11. Terrorism is no longer an abstract issue, but a real, tangible threat.

— Howard Berman