distinction without a difference, n.All

A Distinction without a difference (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the line between terror a state authorizes and terror carried out by forces it funds and supports.