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Political history is largely an account of mass violence and of the expenditure of vast resources to cope with mythical read more
Political history is largely an account of mass violence and of the expenditure of vast resources to cope with mythical fears and hopes
It must be of the spirit if we are to save the flesh.
It must be of the spirit if we are to save the flesh.
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.
Right reason is stronger than force.
Right reason is stronger than force.
Beneath the ivory
towers of Harvard
are the catacombs
in which a hundred
thousand mice are caged.
Beneath the ivory
towers of Harvard
are the catacombs
in which a hundred
thousand mice are caged.
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture read more
Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person, when we obey because there is fear. So violence isn't merely organized butchery in the name of God, in the name of society or country. Violence is much more subtle, much deeper, and we are inquiring into the very depths of violence.
The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so read more
The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.
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.
