“The man who submits to violence is debased by his compliance; but when he submits to that right of authority which he acknowledges in a fellow creature, he rises in some measure above the person who give the command.” MenGivingPersonsViolenceHe ManCreaturesAuthorityFellowsCommandAcknowledgeSubmitCompliance Book:Democracy in America Source: Democracy in America
“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.” MenHumansBornHuman BeingsExistenceViolenceConditionsNormalEatingConscienceFellowsKillingFleshFellow ManBarbarismAbhorrent Book:Why We Can't Wait Source: Why We Can't Wait
“One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not agree that 'violence begets violence.' I told him that it is my earnest endeavor to see that it does. I would like very much to ensure - and in some cases I have - that any man who offers violence to his fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy.” IfsMenHeartDoeWholeEnjoyCasesViolenceTypeReturnCitizensOffersGunAgreeFellowsInterviewsEndeavorEarnestBleedingBegetsBleeding Heart Author:Jeff Cooper
“We may never understand what leads anybody to terrorize their fellow human beings. Such violence, such evil is senseless. It's beyond reason.” HumansMayReasonEvilHuman BeingsViolenceFellows Author:Barack Obama
“The child who is permitted to torment, or destroy, the minutest object in creation, who will wantonly tread upon a worm, or unhumanly pass a pin through the body of a fly, will in all probabiilty, as he increases in years, feel no more compunction at tormenting a fellow-creature, than he did in witnessing the wreathing agonies of a fly.” FeelsYearsChildrenBodyViolenceCreationObjectsCreaturesIncreaseFellowsBullyingAgonyTormentWormsPinsCompunction Author:Laetitia Pilkington