John Shelby Spong Quotes

Pakistan and its associates find it difficult to understand that there are no 'good terrorists and bad terrorists.'

Terrorism is perpetrated by individuals and cannot be blamed on any one religion, be it Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, or Christianity.

Terrorism and religious extremism are huge challenges. They go hand in glove.

There are works of fiction which seek to explain jihadi terrorists as the militant wing of Amnesty International. I don't buy that.

Terrorism takes us back to ages we thought were long gone if we allow it a free hand to corrupt democratic societies and destroy the basic rules of international life.

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.

The War on Terror is a religious war … We are dealing with a set of ideas that kill.

Terrorists hate the ideas America has championed around the world. It is inevitable that people will wonder if there are intellectual connections with others who have turned to violence to attack international finance, globalization and the United States

You cannot have good terrorists and bad terrorists.

Terrorism is not related to Islam.

We give parity to all terrorism regardless of ideology.

Terrorism and extremism bear different names and labels. It uses diverse causes. But in each case, it is driven by distortion of religion and a misguided belief in its power to succeed.

We are not fighting against the Palestinian people, and we are not at war with Islam. We are fighting against terrorism.

I think the terrorists are just idiots.

This is a war against terrorists. Not a war against a religion, but a war against terrorists.

I'm not frightened about terrorism. I'm frightened about the roots of what we call terrorism.

The terrorists hide behind Allah.

Terrorism is a horrible thing that is the great threat to civilization on our planet.

Some people are more terrorist than others.

Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people.

Terrorism has no nationality or religion.

A suicide bomber is a two-legged missile. Once it’s launched, it’s very difficult to intercept.

Boko Haram Translation: Western education is sinful

There is a cancer of extremism that infects Islam today.

The real threat comes from terrorism.