“As we counter this ideology, a key part of our strategy must be to tackle both parts of the creed – the non-violent and violent. This means confronting groups and organisations that may not advocate violence – but which do promote other parts of the extremist narrative.”

— David Cameron

2010s, 2015, Speech on extremism (20 July 2015)

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