“Islam doesn't promote violence or peace. Islam is just a religion, and like every religion in the world, it depends on what you bring to it. If you're a violent person, your Islam, your Judaism, your Christianity, your Hinduism, is going to be violent.” IfsWorldPersonsReligionPeaceChristianityViolenceDependsIslamViolentHinduismScholarJudaismPromotingMean PeopleIslamophobia Author:Reza Aslan
“I think the violence is important. It all depends on the genre. Rambo was ultra-violent, and I think it worked. You have to give Stallone credit. You have to respect him for taking that shot, and taking the violence all the way. He was the first one to do that in a long time. It fricking worked.” ThinkingWayGivingFirstsLongImportantViolenceDependsLong TimeShotsCreditViolentGenreUltrasRambo Author:Dolph Lundgren
“Violence and nonviolence are, after all, two different forms of theater. They both depend and thrive on the response of an audience.” TwoDifferentFormAudienceViolenceDependsTheaterResponseThriveNonviolence Author:Julia Bacha
“The advance of human freedom - the great achievement of our time, and the great hope of every time - now depends on us. Our nation - this generation - will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future. We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage. We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.” PeopleWorldHumansNationsCausesDarkEffortHistoryViolenceFailingGenerationsDependsAchievementThreatLiftsOur TimeOur FutureTireThis GenerationGreat AchievementHuman FreedomGreat Hope Author:George W. Bush
“Power depends ultimately on physical force. By teaching people that violence is wrong (except, of course, when the system itself uses violence via the police or the military), the system maintains its monopoly on physical force and thus keeps all power in its own hands.” PeopleUseHandsCoursesForceViolenceTeachingMilitaryDependsPoliceMonopolyPhysical Force Book:Technological Slavery: The Collected Writings of Theodore J. Kaczynski, a.k.a. Source: Technological Slavery: The Collected Writings of Theodore J. Kaczynski, a.k.a.
“There is nothing wrong with violence in itself. In any particular case, whether violence is good or bad depends on how it is used and the purpose for which it is used.” UsedPurposeCasesViolenceParticularDepends Author:Theodore Kaczynski
“Whenever there is injustice, oppression, aggression, violence, it's standard for it to be supported by those we now call "intellectuals," but typically not by all; there is typically a fringe of dissidents. With very rare exceptions - in fact, it's hard to think of any - they suffer in one or another way; how depends on the nature of the society.” ThinkingWayHardFactsSufferingViolenceDependsStandardsInjusticeOppressionExceptionAggressionAnother WayFringeDissidents Author:Noam Chomsky
“Dickens didn't have access to any other epistemologies other than those prevailing in Britain. But a novelist today cannot plausibly claim ignorance of his society's manifold connections with the wider world, the fact that prosperity and security at home, for instance, often depend on extensive violence and exploitation abroad.” WorldFactsHomeTodayViolenceSecurityIgnoranceDependsConnectionsClaimsProsperityAccessInstanceNovelistsBritainExploitationPrevailingDickensEpistemologyManifold Author:Pankaj Mishra