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    Anyone who clings to the historically untrue -- and -- thoroughly immoral doctrine that violence never solves anything I would advise to conjure up the ghosts of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington and let them debate it. The ghost of Hitler would referee. Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor; and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and their freedoms.

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Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, read more

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, its punishment, its wars

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Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.

Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.

by Lao Tzu Found in: Violence Quotes,
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Victory attained by violence is tantamount to defeat, for it is momentary.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to defeat, for it is momentary.

by Mahatma Gandhi Found in: Violence Quotes,
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If you succumb to the temptation of using violence in the struggle, unborn generations will be the recipients of a read more

If you succumb to the temptation of using violence in the struggle, unborn generations will be the recipients of a long and desolate night of bitterness, and your chief legacy to the future will be an endless reign of meaningless chaos.

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These violent delights have violent ends.

These violent delights have violent ends.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Violence Quotes,
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The use of violence as an instrument of persuasion is therefore inviting and seems to the discontented to be the read more

The use of violence as an instrument of persuasion is therefore inviting and seems to the discontented to be the only effective protest.

by William O. Douglas Found in: Violence Quotes,
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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and read more

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage-to move in the opposite direction. -E. F. Schumacher.

by E. F. Schumacher Found in: Violence Quotes,
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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

by George Orwell Found in: Violence Quotes,
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If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women read more

If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to draft us, and make us violent abroad in defense of her. And if it is right for America to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country.

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