Acceptable level of violence
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title:
Acceptable level of violence
text:
British Home Secretary Reginald Maudling's reference to an "acceptable level" of violence in the Northern Ireland conflict was a political gaffe that helped shape public discussion about the conflict. Maudling said in a December 1971 press conference that the British government could not eliminate the Provisional Irish Republican Army's terrorist attacks but only reduce them to an "acceptable level". Critics maintained that any violence was unacceptable. Nevertheless, the concept influenced the
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Phrase used in the Northern Ireland conflict
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acceptable_level_of_violence
date created:
2019-12-01T03:00:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T04:24:43Z
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