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“[W]e need to acknowledge that violence begets violence. There are no violent people who were not first violated.”

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“Injustice, Dishonesty, and Unfair-neutrality build the bridge of Inequality; consequently, the human becomes the victim of that. In other clarifying words, each one victimizes each one in its dimensions, whether consciously or unconsciously.”

Author:Ehsan Sehgal

“Jeg kalder bogen for mit kampskrift. Idéen med den var at inspirere mine medsøstre til at frigøre sig. At få de kvinder og piger, som er undertrykte, til at kæmpe deres sag, bryde tavsheden og bryde ud af det liv, de bliver påtvunget allerede fra fødslen.”

Human Rights Inequality Women S Rights

Book:Dødevaskeren

Source: Dødevaskeren

“I have never separated the struggle of men and women in our society, for one cannot be free without the other.”

Inspirational Gender Inequality Sexism Women S Rights Gender Equality Gender Inequality

Author:Louis Yako

“History suggests that even in a full democracy, the risk that the 5,000 will dominate is much greater than the threat that the 5,000,000 will expropriate the 5,000.”

History Democracy Inequality Fairness

Book:The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today

Source: The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today

“Killing terrorists doesn't end terrorism, it only postpones it. To end terrorism we have to end inequality.”

Brainy Quotes Terror Terrorism Inequality Social Development Disparity Terrorist Attack Terrorists Disparities

Book:Sleepless for Society

Source: Sleepless for Society

“Marcus tries to stay calm for the sake of his family. “I’m not asking. Step out of the damned car!” The officer is becoming unglued. “I’m getting out, damn you, but, here, let me just show you my—” “Don’t reach. Stop!” “I’m getting what you asked for, just going to show you my—” “Put your hands where I can see them!” The officer snarls. “Jesus H. Christ, officer. I’m not—” Thunderous shots ring out, and Marcus slumps away from the dash, back toward the driver’s seat.”

Fear Race Social Justice Civil Rights Inequality Police Brutality Racism In America Racial Profiling Racial Prejudice Blacklivesmatter

Book:Betrayal In Black

Source: Betrayal In Black

“Sarah felt that any world that needed this many lessons must have something deeply wrong with it.”

Racism Inequality

Book:Burn

Source: Burn

“Stop pointing that damned gun at me! You are scaring my children. See, they’re crying. You’ve upset them. It’s okay babies. Daddy is talking to this nasty policeman. I’m sorry he is being such a mean man. We’ll get something to eat in a few minutes.”

Fear Race Social Justice Civil Rights Inequality Police Brutality Racism In America Racial Profiling Racial Prejudice Blacklivesmatter

Book:Betrayal In Black

Source: Betrayal In Black

“Doesn’t look very good to me. I didn’t hear or see anything to suggest that the officer was in danger at any time.” “Any time a citizen says ‘I have a gun’ to an officer, that officer is in danger.”

Fear Race Social Justice Civil Rights Inequality Police Brutality Racism In America Racial Profiling Racial Prejudice Blacklivesmatter

Book:Betrayal In Black

Source: Betrayal In Black

“A final depressing point about inequality and violence. As we've seen, a rat being shocked activates a stress response. But a rat being shocked who can then bite the hell out of another rat has less of a stress response. Likewise with baboons - if you are low ranking, a reliable way to reduce glucocorticoid secretion is to displace aggression onto those even lower in the pecking order. It's something similar here - despite the conservative nightmare of class warfare, of the poor rising up to slaughter the wealthy, when inequality fuels violence, it is mostly the poor preying on the poor.”

Psychology Violence Inequality Aggression

Author:Robert Sapolsky