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“You have to give everybody another recourse as some means other than violence, no matter how distasteful it may be to have to deal with them and what they represent.”

Giving May Mean Matter Deals Violence Recourse Distasteful

Author:Anthony Zinni

“In general, I don't like game mechanics, I mean it's the idea you do the same things through different levels. I think, in my mind, it's an ideas I don't really like because I love to do different things and like to see the story moving on and I like to do different things and different scenes, not do the same thing over and over again. If it involves violence at some point fine, if it makes sense in the context. But violence for the sake of violence, it doesn't mean anything to me anymore.”

Ifs Thinking Mind Mean Ideas Different Stories Moving Games Levels Violence Fine Scene Sake Make Sense Different Things Mechanic Different Levels

Author:David Cage

“I am committed to writing appropriate books for the middle grades. This means no bad language, no gratuitous or explicit violence, and no sexual content beyond what you might find in a PG-rated movie – expressions of who likes whom, holding hands, and perhaps the occasional kiss. The idea that we should treat sexual orientation itself as an adults-only topic, however, is absurd. Non-heterosexual children exist. To pretend they do not, to fail to recognize that they have needs for support and validation like any child, would be bad teaching, bad writing, and bad citizenship.”

“All of my life I have stayed away from violence and the instruments of violence, and have seen a legal, democratic struggle as the only means to achieve change.”

Mean Struggle Violence Achieve Instruments Democratic

Author:Osman Baydemir

“Military weapons are the means used by the Sage to punish violence and cruelty, to give peace to troublous times, to remove difficulties and dangers, and to succor those who are in peril. Every animal with blood in its veins and horns on its head will fight when it is attacked. How much more so will man, who carries in his breast the faculties of love and hatred, joy and anger! When he is pleased, a feeling of affection springs up within him; when angry, his poisoned sting is brought into play. That is the natural law which governs his being”

“The world today is so full of violence, obscenity, war, the failure of political systems. I try to make movies that make people a bit more confident. But that doesn't mean being sugary.”

People World Trying Mean War Today Political Bits Violence World Today Political Systems Obscenity

Author:Rouben Mamoulian

“To fight tyranny and oppression by using tyrannical and oppressive means, to combat a single-minded and ruthless fanaticism by becoming equally fanatical and ruthless, will not further the cause of justice or bring about a meaningful democracy. It can only prolong the cycle of violence.”

Mean Fighting Causes Justice Democracy Violence Becoming Meaningful Tyranny Oppression Cycles Combat Ruthless Fanaticism Cycle Of Violence

Book:The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity

Source: The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity

“In the application of Satyagraha, I discovered, in the earliest stages, that pursuit of Truth did not admit of violence being inflicted on one's opponent, but that he must be weaned from error by patience and sympathy. For, what appears to be truth to the one may appear to be error to the other. And patience means self-suffering. So the doctrine came to mean vindication of Truth, not by infliction of suffering on the opponent but one's own self.”

May Mean Self Suffering Violence Stage Errors Pursuit Doctrine Opponents Application Satyagraha Vindication Infliction

Book:Gandhi: Selected Political Writings

Source: Gandhi: Selected Political Writings

“Obasanjo has openly endorsed violence as a means of governance, embraced and empowered individuals whose avowed declarations, confessions and acts are cynically contrary to the mandate that alone upholds the legitimacy and dignity of his office.”

Mean Individual Violence Office Dignity Contrary Cynicism Confession Declaration Governance Empowered Mandates Legitimacy Cynic

Author:Wole Soyinka

“Violence begets violence by whomever used. War is a dirty business and entails the use of degrading means, whoever wages it.”

Mean War Use Used Peace Violence Dirty Wages Begets Degrading Dirty Business

Author:A. J. Muste

“My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.”

Mean God Truth Religion Violence Truth Is Protest Realising Nonviolence Metaphysics Non Violence

Book:The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words

Source: The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words

“Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realizing Him.”

Mean Truth Realizing Violence Truth Is Realising Nonviolence Non Violence

Book:The Indian States' Problem

Source: The Indian States' Problem

“There is an international disease which feeds on the notion that if you have a cause to defend, you can use any means to further your cause, since the end justifies the means. As an international community, we must oppose this notion, whether it be in Canada, in the United States, or anywhere else. No cause justifies violence as long as the system provides for change by peaceful means.”

“In dealing with those nations that break rules and laws, I believe that we must develop alternatives to violence that are tough enough to actually change behavior -- for if we want a lasting peace, then the words of the international community must mean something. Those regimes that break the rules must be held accountable. Sanctions must exact a real price. Intransigence must be met with increased pressure -- and such pressure exists only when the world stands together as one.”