“Pornography and violence are by-products of societies in which private identity has been ... destroyed by sudden environmental change.” Has BeensViolenceIdentityProductsEnvironmentalDestroyedPornographyEnvironmental Change Author:Marshall McLuhan
“We shall never stop until we can go back home and Israel is destroyed... The goal of our struggle is the end of Israel, and there can be no compromises or mediations... the goal of this violence is the elimination of Zionism from Palestine in all its political, economic and military aspects... We don't want peace, we want victory. Peace for us means Israel's destruction and nothing else.” WantMeanEndsHomePoliticalGoalStruggleViolenceEconomicMilitaryVictoryAspectDestructionIsraelDestroyedCompromisePalestineBack HomeEliminationZionismMediationNo Compromise Author:Yasser Arafat
“America don't have no future! America's going to be destroyed! Allah's going to divinely chastise America! Violence, crimes, earthquakes - there's gonna be all kinds of trouble. America's going to pay for all its lynchings and killings of slaves and what it's done to black people.” PeopleKindDoneAmericaBlackPayViolenceTroubleCrimeSlaveKillingAll KindsDestroyedBlack PeopleEarthquakesLynching Author:Muhammad Ali
“A serious pacifist approach can't win wars against enemies whose only program is violence. That doesn't mean I think the US has fought terrorists so wisely most of the time since 9/11. But there are some enemies that need to be destroyed by force lest they destroy much much more.” ThinkingNeedsMeanWarWinningForceEnemyViolenceSeriousApproachProgramTerroristDestroyedPacifistCan't Win Author:Philip Gourevitch
“The moral to be legitimately drawn from the supreme tragedy of the bomb is that it will not be destroyed by counter bombs even as violence cannot be by counter-violence.” MoralViolenceTragedySupremeDestroyedBombs Book:Soul Force: Gandhi's Writings on Peace Source: Soul Force: Gandhi's Writings on Peace
“A criminal who, having renounced reason ... hath, by the unjust violence and slaughter he hath committed upon one, declared war against all mankind, and therefore may be destroyed as a lion or tiger, one of those wild savage beasts with whom men can have no society nor security.” MenMayWarReasonViolenceMankindSecurityCommittedCriminalsDestroyedBeastLionsSavagesUnjustTigersSlaughter Book:The Second Treatise on Civil Government Source: The Second Treatise on Civil Government
“Unfortunately, violence begets violence. And this is how the war on terrorism seems to be going at this juncture. A lot of people are losing their lives. Many children are losing their parents. Too many houses are being destroyed. And, unfortunately, the arms industry seems to flourish.” PeopleChildrenWarSeemsHouseParentViolenceArmsIndustryLosingTerrorismDestroyedBegetsWar On TerrorWar On TerrorismJuncture Author:Shirin Ebadi
“When you think of how much violence, how much blood... how much has been destroyed to create the great nations, America, Australia, Britain, Germany, France, Belgium - even India, Pakistan. Having destroyed so much to make them, we must have nuclear weapons to protect them - and climate change to hold up their way of life... a two-pronged annihilation project.” ThinkingWayHas BeensTwoAmericaNationsViolenceBloodProtectProjectsWeaponsIndiaClimateClimate ChangeNuclearDestroyedFranceGermanyBritainAustraliaNuclear WeaponsPakistanAnnihilationBelgiumGreat NationsIndia Pakistan Author:Arundhati Roy