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“To believe that man's aggressiveness or territoriality is in the nature of the beast is to mistake some men for all men, contemporary society for all possible societies, and, by a remarkable transformation, to justify what is as what needs must be; social repression becomes a response to, rather than a cause of, human violence. Pessimism about man serves to maintain the status quo. It is a luxury for the affluent, a sop to the guilt of the politically inactive, a comfort to those who continue to enjoy the amenities of privilege.”

“We call upon people everywhere to work for peace, to forget the quiet comfort of their homes, to leave behind their fears and feeling of powerlessness, their privileges and possessions, and join us as active participants and co-workers for peace.”

People Feelings Home Forget Behinds Comfort Quiet Workers Privilege Possession Active Participants Powerlessness Co Worker

Book:Fighting for Hope

Source: Fighting for Hope

“Comfort becomes a goal when distinctions of rank are abolished and privileges destroyed.”

Goal Comfort Privilege Destroyed Distinction

Author:Alexis de Tocqueville

“I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.”

Source: The Collected Letters of Katherine Mansfield: Volume II: 1918-September 1919

“In prison, I fell in love with my country. I had loved her before then, but like most young people, my affection was little more than a simple appreciation for the comforts and privileges most Americans enjoyed and took for granted. It wasn't until I had lost America for a time that I realized how much I loved her.”

People Littles Country America Young Lost Simple Comfort Prison Privilege Affection Appreciation I Realized Granted Enjoyed Took For Granted

Author:John McCain