State of Terror Quotes

“Ellen Adams was used to people underestimating her. Accomplished middle-aged women were often diminished by small men.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“Einstein had said: “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“While you were looking outward, scanning the horizon for threats," he continues, "you missed what was happening in your own backyard. What was taking root right here, on American soil. In your towns, your shops, in your heartland. Among your friends, in your families. The sensible conservatives moving to the right. The right moving far right. The far right becoming alt-right. Becoming, in their rage and frustration, radicalized thanks to an internet filled with crazy theories, false 'facts' and smug politicians allowed to spew lies.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“Given the choice between bedlam and a dictatorship, what do you think the American people will choose? Driven by fear of another attack, in a state of terror, they'll do the terrorists' work for them. They'll destroy their own freedoms. Accept, even applaud , the the suspension of rights. Internment camps. Torture. Expulsions. The liberal agenda, women's equality, gay marriage, immigrants, will be blamed for the death of the real America. But thanks to the bold action of a patriotic few, the white Angle-Saxon Christian, God-fearing America of their grandparents will be restored. And if they have to slaughter a few thousand to achieve it, well, it is war, after all. The beacon that was America will die, by suicide. Frankly it was coughing up blood anyway.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“He was experienced enough to know that the weak blustered, denied, lied, and struck out wildly. The powerful admitted a mistake, thereby robbing it of its hold on them. Only the truly formidable could afford to show contrition. Far from displaying weakness, the American Secretary of State had demonstrated immense strength and resolve.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“The powerful admitted a mistake, thereby robbing it of its hold on them.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“Noli Timere. Be not afraid.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“Driven by fear of another attack, in a state of terror, they’ll do the terrorists’ work for them. They’ll destroy their own freedoms. Accept, even applaud, the suspension of rights. Internment camps. Torture. Expulsions. The liberal agenda, women’s equality, gay marriage, immigrants, will be blamed for the death of the real America. But thanks to the bold action of a patriotic few, the white Anglo-Saxon Christian, God-fearing America of their grandparents will be restored. And if they have to slaughter a few thousand to achieve it, well, it is war, after all. The beacon that was America will die, by suicide. Frankly it was coughing up blood anyway.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“Total loyalty to President Dunn and his decisions, no matter how ego-driven and uninformed and outright dangerous they were, had been demanded. Competence was replaced by blind loyalty as the determining factor for employment by an increasingly deranged administration.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“The propogandist is his own first customer.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“Thubten Chodron’s advice: “Don’t believe everything you think.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“the conspirators aren’t the only ones who feel we’ve lost our way. They’re the most obvious, but there are tens of millions who agree. Good people. Decent people. Who might not share our politics but who’d give us the shirt off their backs if we needed it.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“Given a choice between bedlam and a dictatorship, what do you think the American people will choose? Driven by fear of another attack, in a state of terror, they’ll do the terrorists’ work for them.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“It was the strong shadow that accompanied the bright light of democracy. People were free to abuse their freedoms.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“The nuclear physicist sat with his head in his hands, and Anahita was reminded what Einstein had said: “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“They think they’re patriots, saving their country.” “Their country. That’s how they see it. Us and Them. They’re as radicalized as Al-Qaeda. Domestic terrorists.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“At that level of politics, Ellen Adams was appreciating, if you weren’t at the table, you were on the menu.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“The previous administration had purged anybody who criticized policy. It punished dissenting voices. It silenced all critics, from Senators to members of Congress, from cabinet secretaries to chiefs of staff to janitors”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“Ellen’s head of Diplomatic Security, a longtime veteran of the service, turned in the front seat to look at Mrs. Cleaver as she combined and conjugated words that should never, really, have conjugal relations.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“The end is defined by the means,”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“He was experienced enough to know that the weak blustered, denied, lied, and struck out wildly. The powerful admitted a mistake, thereby robbing it of its hold on them. Only the truly formidable could afford to show contrition.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“this is a work of fiction but the story it tells is all too timely. It’s up to us to make sure its plot stays fictional.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“alt-right. Becoming, in their rage and frustration, radicalized thanks to an internet filled with crazy theories, false ‘facts,’ and smug politicians allowed to spew lies.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“All the progress made for human rights could be wiped out. All the girls, all the women, who went to school, got an education. Got jobs. Became teachers and doctors and lawyers, bus drivers. You know what will happen to them if the Taliban has its way.” “Well, I guess we’ll need a strong, internationally respected Secretary of State to let any Afghan government know that rights must be respected. And that Afghanistan must not once again become home to terrorists.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“While you were looking outward, scanning the horizon for threats,” he continued, “you missed what was happening in your own backyard. What was taking root right here, on American soil. In your towns, your shops, in your heartland. Among your friends, in your families. The sensible conservatives moving to the right. The right moving far right. The far right becoming alt-right. Becoming, in their rage and frustration, radicalized thanks to an internet filled with crazy theories, false ‘facts,’ and smug politicians allowed to spew lies.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“When she arrived, she handed Ellen the slip of paper saying, “I hope you know that President Dunn is a great man.” Ellen almost asked if he’d told her to say that, but instead she said, “Perhaps. It’s a shame he’s not a good one.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“Buddhist nun Thubten Chodron’s advice: “Don’t believe everything you think.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“I neither liked nor hated him. He was my Commander-in-Chief. I suspect he was a decent person once. Most people are. Few grow up hoping to destroy their country.” “But you’re saying the ones behind this don’t think they are destroying the country. Just the opposite. They think they’re patriots, saving their country.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror

“I think he’s being used, not just by the Russians, but by other elements closer to home. “In his party?” “Yes, probably, but it goes far beyond party affiliation. There are those who hate America’s diversity and the changes it’s brought. They see it as a threat, to their livelihoods, to their way of life. They think of themselves, see themselves, as patriots. You must’ve seen them at demonstrations. True believers, neo-Nazis, fascists.” “I have seen them, General, and I can’t believe those people with placards are orchestrating all this.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton, State of Terror