My thoughts and prayers go out
To all those affected by the tragedy in Paris
(Which includes all of us)
An attack on the
Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Expression, and Democracy
That took the lives of courageous Freedom Fighters
JE SUIS CHARLIE
I AM CHARLIE
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I detest what you write,
but I would give my life to make it possible
for you to continue to write.
Voltaire
(from a letter to M. le Riche)
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How to defeat terrorism?
Don't be terrorized.
Don't let fear rule your life.
Even if you are scared.”
~Salman Rushdie
(Step Across This Line: Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002)
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“Terrorism isn't a crime against people or property. It's a crime against our minds, using the death of innocents and destruction of property to make us fearful. Terrorists use the media to magnify their actions and further spread fear. And when we react out of fear, when we change our policy to make our country less open, the terrorists succeed -- even if their attacks fail. But when we refuse to be terrorized, when we're indomitable in the face of terror, the terrorists fail -- even if their attacks succeed.”
~Bruce Schneier
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There will always be those who mean to do us harm. To stop them, we risk awakening the same evil within ourselves. Our first instinct is to seek revenge when those we love are taken from us. But that's not who we are.
~Star Trek: Into Darkness