Terrorism doesn't just blow up buildings; it blasts every other issue off the political map. The spectre of terrorism - real and exaggerated - has become a shield of impunity, protecting governments around the world from scrutiny for their human rights abuses.
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There was no government influence whatsoever, ... We went so far as to hire an independent lawyer. He obviously reviewed the evidence and came to the conclusion that a conviction couldn't be obtained.
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To touch is to experience, but to feel is to live.
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Gränserna för vad som är förenligt med demokratins och rättsstatens principer flyttas nu med rekordfart. Terrorlagar som sätter grundläggande mänskliga rättigheter på spel införs i land efter land. I rädslans kultur går det kritiska tänkandet om intet.
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I think it's heroic and laudable and praiseworthy. I'm proud to work with a guy who would do something like that. It's a cliche at this point, but we are human beings first, and if you are the only thing standing between another human being's life or death, you really don't have much of a decision to make.
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When it comes to acting, Joan Rivers has the range of a wart.
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Because I'm technologically able to find a like-minded person on the other side of the globe, I'm also more interested in making friends with my next-door neighbor.
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We've got a newfound dedication to being the newsy alternative, ... We've always intended to be that, but we haven't quite been as up to that as we should have.
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Don't talk to the people until you've listened to the people.
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I'd like to see more donations from retailers and wholesalers. The store has a lot more potential.
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Sometimes change can be so constant you don't even feel a difference until there is one. It can be so slow that you don't even know that your life is better or worse until it is. Or it can just blow you away and make you something different in an instant.
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A hero is the right man in the right place at the wrong time.
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