Defined Quote by Kathryn Shay

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

— Boaz Ganor

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

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

— Edward Abbey

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 a psychological warfare. Terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society.

— Patrick J. Kennedy

Terrorism is a direct response to the crimes our government has committed against foreigners (besides which, the actual terrorists are within our own government)

— Gore Vidal

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

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" 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

“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 is killing civilians with the intent of changing their political affiliation.

— Caleb Carr