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Terrorism is what we call the violence of the weak, and we condemn it war is what we call the violence of the strong, and we glorify it.

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Sydney J. Harris
Age: 69 †
Born: 1917
Born: September 14
Died: 1986
Died: December 8
Journalist
London
England
Sydney Harris
Glorify
Condemn
Terrorism
Weak
Violence
Call
War
Strong

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