American Quotes Continued

"We have seen evil up close."
EDWARD CARDINAL EGAN (N.Y.)

"I think every American realizes that everything changed September 11th."
CONDOLEEZZA RICE, NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER

"There is not good terror and bad terror.  Terror is terror.
We understand terror."
ARIAL SHARON, PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL

From Fr. Jacques Daley, OSB,, St. Vincent Archabbey ...
"God never wants evil,  but when evil happens,
God brings good out of it."

"We can be healers to other people if we open our hearts
to God's love."

"God's healing mercy was upon the people who perished - the terrorists, too, but they didn't want it."

"In the final analysis,
all we have is love between people."

"Every tear we shed,  God is shedding with us."

"We have to pray that it will be a just war."

"This is a world problem; that's why everyone is with us."

"If you're going to hate something, hate the evil that's been done."


From Fr. Benedict Groeschel, Franciscan in the Bronx ...

"It's been absolutely devastating."

"The city is in great mourning."

"We are feeling  personally attacked."

"God does not cause evil. 
He permits it.  I don't know why He permits it."

"We look at Jesus on the cross and know that God permitted stupid, wicked people to do Him harm."

"Blessed are they that mourn.  They will be comforted.  People, first of all, have to mourn.  The peace is beginning to come."

"We New Yorkers, who are known to be tough, hardboiled eggs, have done this well and pitched in, especially our firefighters and police."


"Jesus is the Savior of the world.  He didn't come to lose us.  I have great hope that Jesus called every one who died, in the moment of their death."

From President George W. Bush on September 20th, 2001:
"Tonight we are a country awakened to danger."

"Whether we bring justice to our enemies or our enemies to justice, justice will be done."

"We will not forget the citizens of 80 other nations that died with our own."

"We condemn the Taliban regime.  It sponsors, shelters, and supplies terrorists.  Deliver us your leader!  These demands are not open to negotiation."

"The terrorists are traitors to their own faith."

"Our enemy is the terrorist and every government
that supports it."

"These terrorists kill not just to end lives,
but to kill a way of life."

"Either you are with us or with the terrorists."

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