violence Quotes

“Heroism by order, senseless violence, and all the pestilent nonsense that does by the name of patriotism—how I hate them!”

― Albert Einstein, The world as I see it

topic:war violence

“If the oppressor uses violence, the oppressed have no alternative but to respond violently. In our case it was simply a legitimate form of self-defense.”

― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

topic:violence oppression

“I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others. I suffered myself to use intemperate language to my wife. At length, I even offered her personal violence.”

― Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat

“These violent delights have violent endsAnd in their triumph die, like fire and powder,Which, as they kiss, consume.”

― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

“the most violent element in society is ignorance”

― Emma Goldman, Anarchism and Other Essays

topic:society ignorance violence

“A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an...”

― Mao Zedong, Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung

“Yet it cannot be called talent to slay fellow-citizens, to deceive friends, to be without faith, without mercy, without religion; such methods may gain empire, but not glory.”

― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

topic:power violence

“Again, just as apples when unripe are torn from trees, but when ripe and mellow drop down, so it is violence that takes life from young men, ripeness from old. This ripeness is so delightful to me, that, as I approach nearer to death, I seem as...”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Old Age

topic:age violence

“Even extreme grief may ultimately vent itself in violence—but more generally takes the form of apathy...”

― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

topic:violence grief

“It is worse than whipping to be laughed at.”

― John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat

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