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Poverty does not make people terrorists, but terrorists can exploit the frustration it creates and use it as a breeding-ground for violent ideas.

There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in the world, only a few turn to terrorism.

Poverty doesn't imply necessarily violence.

It is development, not poverty, that causes upheaval and terrorism.

The diagnosis that poverty, lack of education, or lack of opportunities have much to do with terrorism requires a fundamentally optimistic view of human nature. This diagnosis leads to the prognosis that all we need to do to solve the terrorism problem is to create societies that are less poor, better educated and have more opportunities.

Today's terrorists do not share a particular ethnic, educational or socioeconomic background.

What causes terrorism is disrespect, a lack of justice, and poverty.

I think food and education will help stem the poverty of the young people who are being drawn into terrorism every day.

Poverty is not the root cause of crime.

Terrorism is partly linked to people who have no jobs in Pakistan.