“God -- if he really exist -- is good, alive, self-conscious, and governs all things according to his benevolent and holy providence; but the world shows no indications of such a benevolent and holy Providence. This earth appears to be a hell, or at best a planet condemned -- a sort of purgatory: it is filled with violence, tyranny and injustice, and yet God, if he exist, is absolute sovereign, and has willed that things should be as they are! -- Therefore there is no God.” IfsWorldShouldSelfGodShowsEarthHellAliveViolencePlanetsHolyConsciousAll ThingsAbsolutesFilledInjusticeTyrannyProvidenceSovereignSelf ConsciousIndicationThere Is No GodBenevolentPurgatory Author:William Batchelder Greene
“I survived this torture which left me paralyzed for years. That's what that night was all about, mutilation, more than violence through sex. I really do feel as though I was psychologically mutilated that night and now I'm trying to put the pieces back together again. Through love, not hatred. And through my music. My strength has been to open again, to life, and my victory is the fact that, despite it all, I kept alive my vulnerability.” FeelsTryingYearsHas BeensFactsTogetherNightLeftSexPiecesAliveViolenceVictoryHatredDespiteVulnerabilityTortureSurvivedBack TogetherParalyzedTogether AgainMutilationBack Together Again Author:Tori Amos
“The most important civil liberty... is to stay alive and to be free from violence and death.” ImportantLibertyAliveViolenceCivil LibertiesStaying Alive Author:John Howard
“If [George] Zimmerman had been arrested for domestic violence, Trayvon Martin might still be alive.” IfsStillsMightAliveViolenceDomestic ViolenceArrestedTrayvon MartinTrayvonZimmerman Author:Gloria Steinem
“Violence from protesters themselves is extremely rare, but has been made into a talking point by those who stand to benefit from breaking the perceived legitimacy of organized protest and resistance. Organized, disciplined nonviolent resistance is alive and well, and we see it all around us in cities across the country.” WellsHas BeensMadeCountryCitiesTalkingAliveViolenceBenefitsResistanceOrganizedProtestLegitimacyNonviolent Resistance Author:Nate Powell