September 11th Quotes

• Our enemies have made the mistake that America's enemies always make. They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat.

  George W. Bush

  Mistake, America, September 11

  The World Will Always Remember 9/11, delivered 11 December 2011

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• Remember the hours after September 11th when we came together as one to answer the attack against our homeland. We drew strength when our firefighters ran upstairs and risked their lives so that others might live; when rescuers rushed into smoke and fire at the Pentagon; when the men and women of Flight 93 sacrificed themselves to save our nation's Capitol; when flags were hanging from front porches all across America, and strangers became friends. It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us.

  John F. Kerry

  Men, America, Fire

  "Kerry: We are here to make America stronger", www.cnn.com. July 30, 2004.

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• The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified.

  Rudy Giuliani

  September 11, Stronger, Spirit

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• The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified. We feel renewed devotion to the principles of political, economic, and religious freedom, the rule of law and respect for human life. We are more determined than ever to live our lives in freedom.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Religious, Patriotic, Law

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• September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and showed our charitable instincts and reminded us of what we stood for and stand for.

  Lamar Alexander

  Country, Powerful, September 11

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• Five years from the date of the attack that changed our world, we've come back to remember the valor of those we lost-those who innocently went to work that day and the brave souls who went in after them. We have also come to be ever mindful of the courage of those who grieve for them, and the light that still lives in their hearts.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Powerful, Heart, Grieving

  "Your World Today", www.cnn.com. September 11, 2006.

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• My father was the best person i've ever known.

  Warren Buffett

  Inspirational, Motivational, Father

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  True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.

  Clarence Darrow

  Memorial Day, Peace, Hate

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• Our enemies are a radical network of terrorists - and every government that supports them.

  George W. Bush

  Government, Support, Enemy

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• Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Decision, Political

  Address to Joint Session of Congress Following 9/11 Attacks, delivered 20 September 2001

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• I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.

  George W. Bush

  People, World, Conservative

  Bullhorn Address to Ground Zero Rescue Workers, delivered 14 September 2001, NYC, New York

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• The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself. The enemy of America is not our many Muslim friends; it is not our many Arab friends. Our enemy is a radical network of terrorists, and every government that supports them.

  George W. Bush

  Inspiration, America, Muslim Faith

  Address to Joint Session of Congress Following 9/11 Attacks, delivered 20 September 2001

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• We must never allow September 11th to become a time for protest and division. Instead, this day must remain a time for promoting peace and mutual respect.

  Timothy M. Dolan

  September 11, Division, Protest

  "Statement From Archbishop Dolan on September 11th Protest". www.archny.org. September 10, 2010.

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• I am certain that I speak on behalf of my entire nation when I say: Today, we are all Americans. In grief, as in defiance.

  Benjamin Netanyahu

  Grief, September, Speak

  Benjamin Netanyahu's Speech on the September 11th terrorist attacks, www.aish.com. September 20, 2001.

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• Everyday, day & night, we hear the lies that September 11th is the worst tragedy, worst accident, and worst crime to ever been committed on American soil. We bear witness that the worst crime, the worst tragedy, that has ever taken place on American soil is not September 11th. It's not the twin towers. It's the holocaust that black folks been dealing with for 400 years.

  Malik Zulu Shabazz

  Lying, Taken, Night

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• When the September 11th attacks happened, only about a year later, the crypto community was holding its breath because here was a time when we just had an absolutely horrific terrorist attack on U.S. soil, and if the NSA and the FBI were unhappy with anything, Congress was ready to pass any law they wanted. The PATRIOT Act got pushed through very, very quickly with bipartisan support and very, very little debate, yet it didn't include anything about encryption.

  Matt Blaze

  Years, Law, Nsa

  Source: www.politico.com

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• September 11th was a moment when America had the sympathy of the world.

  Tom Ford

  Sympathy, America, History

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• Since September 11th Congress has created the Department of Homeland Security, more than doubled the homeland security budget and implemented a bipartisan overhaul of our intelligence systems.

  Doc Hastings

  September, Congress, Homeland Security

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• There's no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat Yes, he has chemical and biological weapons. He's had those for a long time. But the United States right now is on a very much different defensive posture than we were before September 11th of 2001 He is, as far as we know, actively pursuing nuclear capabilities, though he doesn't have nuclear warheads yet. If he were to acquire nuclear weapons, I think our friends in the region would face greatly increased risks as would we.

  Wesley Clark

  Thinking, Wmd, Long

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• If we try to prohibit encryption or discourage it or make it more difficult to use, we're going to suffer the consequences that will be far reaching and very difficult to reverse, and we seem to have realized that in the wake of the September 11th attacks. To the extent there is any reason to be hopeful, perhaps that's where we'll end up here.

  Matt Blaze

  Hopeful, September 11, Suffering

  Source: www.politico.com

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• Ellen Barkin, your upcoming TV show ‘The New Normal’ premiers on September 11th. September 11th, that sounds about right. Every clip I’ve seen feels like I’m watching a third tower collapse.

  Anthony Jeselnik

  Tv Shows, New Normal, September 11

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• After the horrific attacks of September 11th, it was evident that our Government needed to be transformed to meet the new challenges of this dangerous world.

  Jim Ryun

  Government, Dangerous World, Challenges

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• People say, 'The government couldn't carry out the September 11th attack, it's too big, they'd get caught!' They DID get caught! They're just counting on you to be dumb and to go along with it.

  Alex Jones

  Government, People, Dumb

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• The whole world has changed after September 11th.

  Jerry Bruckheimer

  September 11, World, Changed

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• What happened on September 11th is at least, theoretically, small stuff compared to what can happen.

  Robert D. Kaplan

  September 11, Stuff, Happened

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