“You treat violence as an aberration ... when in truth it is the norm. It is the very essence of the human condition.” HumansViolenceConditionsEssenceTreatsHuman ConditionNormAberration Book:Carrion Comfort Source: Carrion Comfort
“He [John Hampden] knew that the essence of war is violence, and that moderation in war is imbecility.” WarViolenceEssenceModerationImbecility Author:Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild
“Love is basic for the birth of a true society, while violence has in it the essence of anti-sociality. Love is positive, is eternal: violence is degeneracy, it is it's own destruction.” Love IsViolenceBirthEternalDestructionEssence Book:The Religion of Jesus Source: The Religion of Jesus
“The essence of God is consciousness. Consciousness can be used for either violence or peace; the choice is ours. When it is expanded, human consciousness chooses non-violence, since that is compatible with love.” HumansUsedChoicesConsciousnessViolenceEssenceNon ViolenceCompatibleHuman Consciousness Author:Deepak Chopra
“It was a step forward to charge Pinochet with terrorism, and to acknowledge that the essence of the crime is the use of political violence to induce great fear in society and against those who are innocent, and not just such violence that is directed against the state by opposition groups.” StatesUsePoliticalStepsViolenceGroupsCrimeEssenceTerrorismInnocentAcknowledgeOppositionSteps ForwardPolitical ViolencePinochet Author:Richard A. Falk