Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) logician, one of the first analytic philosophers and political activist
Source: Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
The Tonight Show, 11 September 2006
Context: In a world where there is enlightenment, intelligence, kindness, awareness of others' needs and others' well-being, there is no terrorism. And in a world of viciousness and narrow-mindedness and only one way, there will be terrorism. Our challenge, in our country, is to find a way to disagree amongst ourselves without being so awful about it.
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) logician, one of the first analytic philosophers and political activist
Source: Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
“Enlightenment is terror; when you light up the world, you make its filth clearer.”
Karlheinz Deschner (1924–2014) German writer and activist
Aufklärung ist Ärgernis, wer die Welt erhellt, macht ihren Dreck deutlicher.
From "Die Haßberge" in Dornröschenträume und Stallgeruch: Über Franken, die Landschaft meines Lebens, Knesebech und Schuler, 1989.
“Where there is a fence, there is no terror. Where there's no fence, there is terror.”
Tzachi Hanegbi (1957) Israeli politician
Public radio, after the twin suicide bombings in Beer Sheva (August 31, 2004)
Noah Cicero (1980) American writer
Source: The Condemned
Jerry Springer (1944) American television presenter, former lawyer, politician, news presenter, actor, and musician
Democratic Veteran http://www.usndemvet.com/blog/archives/000592.html, interview with Jo Fish 06/23/03
Kofi Annan (1938–2018) 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations
" The World I'm Working To Create", Skoll World Forum (12 August 2013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4ILV4IL-PA
Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986) English novelist
Great English Short Stories (1957), selected and introduced by Isherwood, p. 267 <!-- [Laurel TM 674623] -->
Context: Horror is always aware of its cause; terror never is. That is precisely what makes terror terrifying.
“There's a terror in knowing what the world is about”
David Bowie (1947–2016) British musician, actor, record producer and arranger
Marcelo H. del Pilar (1850–1896) Filipino writer, lawyer, and journalist (1850-1896)
Marcelo H. del Pilar to the women of Bulacan (1889)