"One thing that I noticed is having met some former Taliban is even they, as children, grew up being indoctrinated. They grew up in violence. They grew up in war. They were taught to hate. They were, they grew up in very ignorant cultures where they didn't learn about the outside world."

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Source : "Bill Moyers Journal", www.pbs.org. January 15, 2010.

Greg Mortenson

#Children Quotes #Hate Quotes #War Quotes

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