“War will disappear only when men shall take no part whatever in violence and shall be ready to suffer every persecution that their abstention will bring them. It is the only way to abolish war.” MenWayWarSufferingLiteratureViolenceReadyDisappearPersecutionAbolishAbstention Author:Anatole France
“Violence is the quest for identity. When identity disappears with technological innovation, violence is the natural recourse.” NaturalViolenceIdentityInnovationDisappearQuestsTechnologicalRecourse Author:Marshall McLuhan
“If people had gavels, there would be no wars. If every person in the world had a gavel and could bang it and get everyone's attention right away and make their displeasure known, I believe the level of actual violence in the world would just disappear to practically nothing.” PeopleIfsWorldBelievePersonsWarWould BeI BelieveLevelsAttentionKnownViolenceDisappearBangsNo WarDispleasureGavel Author:Fran Lebowitz
“We New Yorkers see more death and violence than most soldiers do, grow a thick chitin on our backs, grimace like a rat and learn to do a disappearing act. Long ago we outgrew the need to be blowhards about our masculinity; we leave that to the Alaskans and Texans, who have more time for it.” NeedsLongGrowsViolenceSoldierDisappearMore TimeThickLong AgoRatsMasculinityNew YorkersTexanGrimaceBlowhardsAlaskans Book:Walking the Dead Diamond River Source: Walking the Dead Diamond River
“Greed, desire, ambition, jealousy, possessiveness, domination - you have to watch everything. And they are all interconnected, remember. If greed disappears, then anger will disappear. If anger disappears, jealousy will disappear. If jealousy disappears, violence will disappear. If violence disappears, possessiveness will disappear. They are all intertwined. In fact, they are spokes of the same wheel, and the hub that supports them all is the ego. So watch the ways of the ego.” IfsWayFactsRememberDesireWatchesSupportViolenceEgoAmbitionGreedDisappearJealousyWheelsSpokesDominationInterconnectedIntertwinedPossessivenessHub Author:Rajneesh