I think if we wish to live in any kind of a moral universe, we must hold the perpetrators of violence responsible for the violence they perpetrate. It's very simple. The criminal is responsible for the crime. β¨ Something's 'Gone Wrong Inside The Muslim World'. Morning Edition with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. September 17, 2012.
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