Government Quote by Mark Poster

Terrorism is in good part an effective government propaganda; it serves to deflect attention from governmental abuse toward a mostly imagined, highly dangerous outside…

— Mark Poster

“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

Terrorism gets people's attention.

— Lowell Bergman

Terrorism is a tactic in which the primary objective is to produce fear, rather than direct harm. Terrorist attacks are, first and foremost, psychological…

— Bret Weinstein

"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

Terrorism tramples upon any rights and freedoms and generates fear and hatred; it is an obstacle to efforts at improving our world.

— Dmitry Medvedev

It's frustrating; terrorism is rare and largely ineffectual, yet we regularly magnify the effects of both their successes and failures by terrorizing ourselves.

— Bruce Schneier

It may be that there is so much ambiguity and ideology attached to the term 'terrorism' that it is best to avoid its use…

— Richard A. Falk

Terrorism is a state of mind that on the one hand has to do with ignorance and, on the other hand, can be attributed…

— Bashar al-Assad

The purpose of terrorism is to terrorize. It's to change the behavior of the people that are being terrorized.

— Donald Rumsfeld

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 formed of certain fundamental problems, [including] ignorance, poverty, and fear of others. Some people take advantage of the young and foolish. They…

— Fethullah Gulen