# Nothing Works When Violence and Terror Go Unchecked by Stephen Miller > "Nothing that we do works if the threat of violence and terror goes on unchecked. Our political systems don't work. Our judicial systems don't work. Our legal systems don't work. Our jury trials don't work." > **— Stephen Miller**, *Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 16, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Source dossier:** [[research/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]]. - **Direct publication or recording:** [direct transcript](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/). - **Editorial form:** The Reminder preserves the prepared contiguous quotation; punctuation and spoken disfluency treatment are recorded in the candidate map when applicable. - **Context and treatment:** Miller states the condition, then names the political, judicial, legal, and jury institutions he says it disables; [direct transcript](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/), Miller remarks. Direct contiguous passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Culture Collection]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]] - **Article:** [[articles/Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat|Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Stephen Miller|Stephen Miller]] - [[wiki/Civilization|Civilization]] - [[wiki/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Nothing that we do works if the threat of violence and terror goes on unchecked. Our political systems don't work. Our judicial systems don't work. Our legal systems don't work. Our jury trials don't work." — Stephen Miller, Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 16, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-stephen-miller-nothing-works-when-violence-and-terror-go-unchecked ```