Allyson Schwartz Quotes
The attacks in Jordan, just like those before it in Indonesia, Egypt, Spain and the United States, demonstrate that terrorism does not discriminate by race, ethnicity or region. Instead, terrorists indiscriminately target those seeking to live a peaceful, loving and free life.
Schwartz, Allyson. "Speech Condemning Terrorist Attacks in Amman, Jordan." Congressional Record, vol. 151, 16 Nov. 2005. Government Printing Office.
This statement is quoted by many critics of the agency who ask if the threat is so easy and ubiquitous, why have there been so few attacks?
Islamic religious extremists do not allow freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, right to life, freedom from torture and mutilation, self-government, gender equality, protection of children or women from violence, sexual freedom, freedom of expression, reproductive rights for women, right work, which are just a few. The modern Islamic extremists allow about the same human rights as did the Christian Kings and the Church of 1000 years ago. Ironically, it is less respect for human rights that many of the great Islamic societies provided 1000 years ago.
Allyson Young Schwartz is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district from 2005 to 2015, representing parts of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. She was also National Chair for Recruitment and Candidate Services for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. In the 2014 election, Schwartz was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania.
