Brutality Quote by Seamus Heaney

When things did go wrong for the IRA, when civilians were killed, I tried to put it in context, not defend it.

— Peter T. King

September 11 was terrible but, if one goes back over the history of the IRA, what happened to the Americans wasn't that terrible.

— Doris Lessing

At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward…

— Gerry Adams

“One of the errors of the 2003 invasion of Iraq was the belief that regime change must be creative. The theory was that the…

— Timothy Snyder

“Iraq’s secular regime persecuted and killed Islamic extremists, and al-Qaeda’s leaders abhorred the Iraqi dictator. The distrust was too great to allow even the…

— Joby Warrick

“When the war heats up and we doubt that we will ever change, we must remember that our old person, filled with self-deceiving desires,…

— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick

“How could you tell how much of it was lies? It might be true that the average human being was better off now than…

— George Orwell

“To me the way they were used, particularly the way their idealism and loyalty were exploited by leaders who themselves had lost faith in…

— Mark Bowden

“They persistently refused to support either armed party and believed that both sides were but the reflection of one reality, and the true enemies…

— Thich Nhat Hanh

“No matter how inflexibly the world was clamoring for war and heroism, honor and other outmoded ideals, no matter how remote and unlikely every…

— Hermann Hesse

We had the IRA ceasefire in August 1994 and a lot of people assumed that a deal had been done - which wasn't right.

— David Trimble

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.

— Arlen Specter