“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. Only we can change ourselves. So what is the great threat we are facing”
“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.”
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