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“With the establishment of a relationship of oppression, violence has already begun. Never in history has violence been initiated by the oppressed. How could they be the initiators, if they themselves are the result of violence? How could they be the sponsors of something objective whose objective inauguration called forth their existence as oppressed? There would be no oppressed had there been no prior of violence to establish their subjugation.”

Ifs Would Be Results Existence Violence Objectives Oppression Establishment Oppressed Sponsors Inauguration Subjugation

Book:Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition

Source: Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition

“Man was born into barbarism when killing his fellow man was a normal condition of existence. He became endowed with a conscience. And he has now reached the day when violence toward another human being must become as abhorrent as eating another's flesh.”

Men Humans Born Human Beings Existence Violence Conditions Normal Eating Conscience Fellows Killing Flesh Fellow Man Barbarism Abhorrent

Book:Why We Can't Wait

Source: Why We Can't Wait

“Films don't cause violence, people do. Violence defines our existence. To shield oneself is more dangerous than trying to reflect it.”

People Trying Film Causes Existence Violence Dangerous Oneself Movie Shields

Author:Kathryn Bigelow

“We no longer have a choice between violence and non-violence. The choice of today stands between nonviolence or non-existence.”

Today Choices Existence Violence Nonviolence Non Violence Non Existence

Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“The use of violence in our struggle would be both impractical and immoral. To meet hate with retaliatory hate would do nothing but intensify the existence of evil in the universe. Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love; we must meet physical force with soul force. Our aim must never be to defeat or humiliate the white man, but to win his friendship and understanding.”

Source: A Martin Luther King Treasury

“America seems to celebrate its more violent past, but Canada doesn't like to recognize those things. The willingness to accept the existence of violence separates our two countries.”

Two Country Seems America Past Existence Accepting Violence Violent Celebrate Canada Willingness Two Countries

Author:Joseph Boyden