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Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence.
The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence.
It is organized violence on top which creates individual violence at the bottom. It is the accumulated indignation against organized read more
It is organized violence on top which creates individual violence at the bottom. It is the accumulated indignation against organized wrong, organized crime, organized injustice, which drives the political offender to act.
The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves
The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves
When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.
When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.
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.
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.
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to defeat, for it is momentary.
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to defeat, for it is momentary.
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.