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The automatic reaction of practically any young person is, at once, against authority. That, I think, began in the First World War because of the trenches, and the incompetence of the people on all fronts. I think that a terrible bitterness and anger began there, which led to communism. And now it feeds terrorism. Anyway, that's my thesis. It's very oversimplified, as you can see.

 

Doris Lessing

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What we are worried about is the impact of the wrong kind of response to it. ... We believe that the civilised world is a multicultural, multi-religious world. That is the type of message we want to get across. ... I think there are many who are Muslims and non-Muslims, who are not warmongers but peace makers and want this world to be a better place.
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