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

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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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Never raise your hand to your children ð it leaves your midsection unprotected

Never raise your hand to your children ð it leaves your midsection unprotected

by Robert Orben 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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Violence does even justice unjustly.

Violence does even justice unjustly.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Violence Quotes,
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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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They attack the one man with their hate and their shower of weapons. But he is like some rock which read more

They attack the one man with their hate and their shower of weapons. But he is like some rock which stretches into the vast sea and which, exposed to the fury of the winds and beaten against by the waves, endures all the violence.

by Virgil 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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Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.

by Henri Nouwen Found in: Violence Quotes,
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Nonviolence doesn't always work -- but violence never does.

Nonviolence doesn't always work -- but violence never does.

by Isaac Asimov Found in: Violence Quotes,
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