Read quote“In this first testing ground of the atomic bomb I have seen the most terrible and frightening desolation in four years of war.”
About Violence
Physical, structural, and societal violence, including its causes and consequences.
The collection
Words on Violence
Read quote“In my church the commandment says ‘thou shalt do no murder’, and I believe that commandment.”
Read quote“I have repeatedly said on the Floor of the House that the Army is a necessity in Northern Ireland.”
Read quote“The Russians dashed on towards that thin red line tipped with steel.”
Read quote“That every free man, and every man who desires to become free, ought to have arms, and to practise the use of them.”
Read quote“A veces la gente piensa que mi rap es rudo o muy violento, pero yo creo que estoy reflejando la vida tal cual la vivimos en nuestro país.”
Read quote“I have described the triumph of barbarism and religion.”
Read quote“There is really no difference between dropping a bomb and killing an innocent man.”
Read quote“Thurgood [Marshall] says that the only people who are safe in the South are the women—white and Negro. I don't know how he's got that figured. But, so far, I've never been subjected to any violence.”
Read quote“I'm very short-tempered and quarrelsome, so when I work with men there's always the possibility of a fight.”
Read quote“I feel that I would rather face a lynching stake in civilised America than try to make a speech before the most intellectual and critical audience in the world.”
Read quote“War destroys all human values and is the greatest danger to everything which human beings desire and cherish.”
Read quote“legal murder”
Read quote“I made it from the pin of a hand grenade - from the first grenade I ever used in training.”
Read quote“Arms are for hugging, not for killing.”
Read quote“Je suis un enfant de la violence, donc un adulte de la paix.”
Read quote“Pakistan is no place for Hindus to live in and that their future is darkened by the ominous shadow of conversion or liquidation.”
Read quote“Don’t be violent toward your anger, your fear, and your worries.”
Read quote“The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion.”
Read quote“Today I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom-fighter's gun. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.”
