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is the science which draws necessary conclusions.

is war against civilization. However noble its goals, its impact, not merely on individual nations, but on humanity as a whole, is intrinsically evil, necessarily evil and wholly evil.

When I say that terrorism is war against civilization, I may be met by the objection that terrorist are often idealist pursuing worthy ultimate aims -national or regional independence, and so forth. I do not accept this argument. I cannot agree that a terrorist can ever be an idealist, or that the objects sought can ever justify terrorism. The impact of terrorism, not merely on individual nations, but on humanity as a whole, is intrinsically evil, necessarily evil and wholly evil. Benjamin Netanyahu

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