Violence must come; America must have catharsis. We would hope that the response will be, above all, non-escalatory. It should also mirror the origin… - Martin Amis

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Violence must come; America must have catharsis. We would hope that the response will be, above all, non-escalatory. It should also mirror the original attack in that it should have the capacity to astonish. A utopian example: the crippled and benighted people of Afghanistan, hunkering down for a winter of famine, should not be bombarded with cruise missiles; they should be bombarded with consignments of food, firmly marked LENDLEASE — USA.

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About Martin Amis

Sir Martin Louis Amis (25 August 1949 – 19 May 2023) was a British novelist, essayist and short story writer. He was the son of Kingsley Amis.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Larry D. Moore (CC BY)

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Alternative Names: Martin Louis Amis Sir Martin Louis Amis

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