Every leader, and every regime, and every movement, and every organization that steps across the line to terrorism must be banished from the discourse of civilized human life.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Any group or leader who engages in terrorism should be excluded from civilized discussion.
- In plain terms
- Terrorists should not be treated as legitimate participants in society.
- What can you take from it?
- Exclude terrorists from civilized discourse.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is exclusion effective?
- Where is the line?
Another view
Excluding groups may sometimes be necessary for dialogue rather than total banishment.
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