"An escalating, violent tit-for-tat may lead to terrorism." — Mary Douglas

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• Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was… — Karen Armstrong
• These days, our senses are bombarded with aggression. We are constantly confronted with global images of unending, escalating war and… — Margaret J. Wheatley
• Many business leaders today view their jobs as entailing responsibility for the welfare of the wider community. These individuals do… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
• Terrorism is escalating to the point that Americans soon may have to choose between civil liberties and more intrusive means… — William Cohen
• In a sense, a cyborg has no origin story in the Western sense – a ‘final’ irony since the cyborg… — Donna J. Haraway
• Working with the UN's diplomacy and development arms, we can prevent minor differences from escalating into wars. When conflicts do… — Bill Bradley
• If women understand by emancipation the adoption of the masculine role then we are lost indeed. If women can supply… — Germaine Greer
• Each time you dip into the well of existence it changes you. Rapid mental development is that process. It is… — Frederick Lenz
• I also do not believe that the United States can let itself be driven into a political role by escalating… — Henry A. Kissinger
• The Matisse seemed to respond to the decreasing light by increasing its own wattage. Every object in the room was… — Steve Martin
• Every dollar governors are forced to cut out of our budgets is a dollar that's not going into the economy.… — Bill Richardson

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