How do you defeat terrorism? Don’t be terrorized.
Interpretation
To combat terrorism, one must reject fear and refuse to be intimidated.
Salman Rushdie's quote emphasizes the importance of resilience and courage in the face of threats like terrorism. By suggesting that the key to defeating such fear is not to be terrorized, he highlights how allowing fear to control one's actions only empowers those who perpetrate violence and creates a cycle of intimidation and oppression.
In practice
This quote could be used in a speech about resilience in times of societal fear.
I've been fascinated by Machiavelli since I was very young. I've always felt that he had a bad rap from history, and that he was actually a person quite unlike what we now think of as Machiavellian. He was a republican. He disliked totalitarian government.
Killing people because you don't like their ideas - it's a bad thing.
faith without doubt is addiction
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In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade._x000D_ _x000D_ And he carries a reminder of every glove that laid him down..._x000D_ _x000D_ or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame_x000D_ _x000D_ "I am leaving! I am leaving" but the fighter still remains.
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Women have always been courageous... They are always fearless when protecting their children and in the last century they have been fearless in the fight for their rights.
After my accident, I never worried about how I looked.
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