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A quote for our age:
"What is the greatest threat facing us now? People will say it's terrorism. But are there any terrorists in the world who can change the American way of life or our political system? No. Can they knock down a building? Yes. Can they kill somebody? Yes. But can they change us? No.
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The only thing that can really destroy us is us. We shouldn't do it to ourselves, and we shouldn't use fear for political purposes - scaring people to death so they will vote for you, or scaring people to death so that we create a terror-industrial complex."
Gen Colin Powell
http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/200709/colin-powell-walter-isaacson-war-iraq-george-bush?currentPage=1
"What is the greatest threat facing us now? People will say it's terrorism. But are there any terrorists in the world who can change the American way of life or our political system? No. Can they knock down a building? Yes. Can they kill somebody? Yes. But can they change us? No.
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The only thing that can really destroy us is us. We shouldn't do it to ourselves, and we shouldn't use fear for political purposes - scaring people to death so they will vote for you, or scaring people to death so that we create a terror-industrial complex."
Gen Colin Powell
http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/200709/colin-powell-walter-isaacson-war-iraq-george-bush?currentPage=1