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It took 200 years for the Crusaders to create [this] Muslim fanaticism. It was the exact imitation of Christian intolerance.

Terry Jones

Short or long to Goblin City? The straight way's short But the long way's pretty...

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Saying "We will destroy terrorism" is about as meaningful as saying: "We shall annihilate mockery."

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Ludicrous concepts…like the whole idea of a "war on terrorism". You can wage war against another country, or on a national group within your own country, but you can't wage war on an abstract noun. How do you know when you've won? When you've got it removed from the Oxford English Dictionary?

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What is meant by: "We mustn't give in to the terrorists"? We gave in to them the moment the first bombs fell on Afghanistan.

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Why do I feel so exercised about what we think of the people of the Middle Ages?... I guess it's because so many of their voices are ringing vibrantly in my ears – Chaucer's, Boccaccio's, Henry Knighton's, Thomas Walsingham's, Froissart's, Jean Creton's... writers and contemporary historians of the period who seem to me just as individual, just as alive as we are today. We need to get to know these folk better in order to know who we are ourselves.

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

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Born: February 1, 1942

Died: January 21, 2020 (aged 77)

Bio: Terence Graham Parry "Terry" Jones was a British comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director, historian and author. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.

Known for:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969 – 1974)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)

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