“Of course, in the reality of history, the Machiavellian view which glorifies the principle of violence has been able to dominate.Not the compromising conciliatory politics of humaneness, not the Erasmian, but rather the politics of vested power which firmly exploits every opportunity, politics in the sense of the "Principe," has determined the development of European history ever since.” Has BeensRealityAbleCoursesOpportunityViewsPrinciplesHistoryViolenceDevelopmentEuropeDeterminedCompromiseExploitsGlorifyEuropean History Author:Stefan Zweig
“[Somali maritime violence] is a response to greedy Western nations, who invade and exploit Somalia's water resources illegally. It is not a piracy, it is self defence. It is defending the Somalia children's food.” ChildrenSelfNationsWaterViolenceResourcesResponseWesternGreedyExploitsDefencePiracySomaliaWater ResourcesSelf DefenceMaritimeSomali Author:Muammar al-Gaddafi
“When people are oppressed, and human rights are denied - particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines - when dissent is silenced, it feeds violent extremism, it creates an environment that is ripe for terrorists to exploit. When peaceful, democratic change is impossible, it feeds into the terrorist propaganda that violence is the only answer available.” PeopleHumansChangeLinesAnswersEnvironmentRightsViolenceImpossibleDemocraticHuman RightsAvailableTerroristViolentPeacefulPropagandaDeniedOppressedExploitsDissentExtremismRipe Author:Barack Obama
“Human beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person. When we are armed with compassion and understanding, we fight not against other people, but against the tendency to invade, to dominate, and to exploit.” PeopleHumansPersonsFightingUnderstandingHuman BeingsCompassionEnemyViolenceIgnoranceInjusticeTendenciesExploits Book:Anger Source: Anger
“Enslavement is when one person completely controls another person, uses violence or violent threats to maintain that control, exploits them economically, and pays them effectively nothing. Trafficking in persons is a process of enslaving someone.” PersonsUseProcessPayViolenceThreatViolentExploitsEnslavementTrafficking Author:Julia Ormond