“At least in my country, we have come to accept the flags burning, but what we cannot accept is violence, burning of embassies and intimidations, and there is no excuse for that.” CountryAcceptingViolenceExcuseBurningFlagsNo ExcusesIntimidationEmbassyFlag Burning Author:Daniel Fried
“What drivel it all is!... A string of words called religion. Another string of words called philosophy. Half a dozen other stringscalled political ideals. And all the words either ambiguous or meaningless. And people getting so excited about them they'll murder their neighbours for using a word they don't happen to like. A word that probably doesn't mean as much as a good belch. Just a noise without even the excuse of gas on the stomach.” PeopleMeanPhilosophyHappensPoliticalBeliefHalfViolenceIdealsMurderExcuseExcitedNoiseIdeologyGasStringsStomachMeaninglessDozenNeighbourAmbiguousDrivel Book:After Many a Summer Source: After Many a Summer
“The kind of violence, looting, destruction that we saw from a handful of individuals in Baltimore, there's no excuse for that. That's not a statement. That's not politics. That's not activism. That's just criminal behavior.” KindPoliticsIndividualSawsViolenceBehaviorDestructionExcuseActivismCriminalsStatementsHandfulNo ExcusesBaltimoreLootingCriminal Behavior Author:Barack Obama
“To all the kids who looked up to me, I’m truly sorry for letting you down, but I hope it’s helped you learn that one bad decision can turn your dream into a nightmare. There is no excuse for domestic violence, and I apologize for the horrible mistake I made.” MadeDreamKidsTurnsDecisionMistakeViolenceSorryExcuseHorribleYour DreamsNightmareApologizingDomestic ViolenceNo ExcusesI ApologizeBad DecisionHorrible Mistakes Author:Ray Rice
“Islamophobia has become so mainstream in this country that Americans have been trained to expect violence against Muslims - not excuse it, but expect it. And that's happened because you have an Islamophobia industry in this country devoted to making Americans think there's an enemy within.” ThinkingHas BeensCountryEnemyViolenceHappenedIndustryExcuseMainstreamDevotedMuslimIslamophobiaEnemy Within Author:Reza Aslan
“I know of no civilization that tolerates or justifies violence, terrorism, or injustice. There is no civilization that justifies the killing of innocent people. Those who are invoking cultural relativism are really using that as an excuse for violating human rights and to put a cultural mask on the face of what they're doing.” PeopleKnowsHumansFacesRightsViolenceCivilizationKillingInjusticeHuman RightsExcuseTerrorismInnocentMaskJustifyTolerateRelativismCultural Relativism Author:Shirin Ebadi
“There's no excuse for domestic violence. It sounds like a challenge. I mean, does everything have to be so black-and-white in this kindergarten country of ours? What if you come home from a long day at work and your wife has drowned two of your kids - she's about to dunk the third one. Can you run over and pop her then? Unfortunately no, there's no excuse. You're going to have to let her drown that third one.” IfsMeanLongDoeTwoCountryHomeRunningKidsSoundBlackChallengesWhiteWifeViolenceThirdsExcusePopsWhat IfComing HomeBlack And WhiteDomestic ViolenceNo ExcusesKindergartenLong DayExcuse You Author:Daniel Tosh
“Looked at objectively, it is clear that the overwhelming majority of civilian deaths resulting from political violence are produced by what should be understood as "state terror." Terrorism also serves as an excuse to avoid diplomacy and the peaceful resolution of conflict.” ShouldStatesPoliticalClearViolenceConflictUnderstoodMajorityTerrorExcuseTerrorismPeacefulResolutionOverwhelmingDiplomacyCiviliansPolitical ViolencePeaceful ResolutionCivilian Deaths Author:Richard A. Falk
“It was very difficult to go farther than that in the arguments with my father because he would always have a story or a justification to tell you, which I never considered valid because there is not an excuse for violence.” StoriesFatherDifficultViolenceArgumentExcuseJustification Author:Juan Pablo Escobar