“Most of the problems that plague our society - addiction, overeating, crime, domestic violence, prejudice, debt, unwanted pregnancy, educational failure, underperformance at school and work, lack of savings, failure to exercise - are in some degree a failure of self-control.” SelfProblemSchoolViolenceCrimeExerciseDegreesPrejudiceAddictionEducationalDebtSavingOur SocietyPregnancySelf ControlDomestic ViolencePlagueSavingsUnwantedOvereatingUnwanted PregnancyUnderperformance Author:Roy Baumeister
“There is the past and its continuing horrors: violence, war, prejudices against those who are different, outrageous monopolization of the good earth's wealth by a few, political power in the hands of liars and murderers, the building of prisons instead of schools, the poisoning of the press and the entire culture by money. It is easy to become discouraged observing this, especially since this is what the press and television insist that we look at, and nothing more.” LooksDifferentWarHandsSchoolEarthPastPoliticalCultureEasyWealthViolenceTelevisionBuildingHorrorPrejudicePressesPrisonLiarsContinuingMurdererDiscouragedObservingOutrageousPolitical PowerPoisoningGood Earth Book:A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present Source: A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present
“Men often prove the violence of their own prejudices, even by the violence with which they attack the prejudices of other people.” PeopleMenViolenceProvePrejudice Author:Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
“It is no solution to define words as violence or prejudice as oppression, and then by cracking down on words or thoughts pretend that we are doing something about violence and oppression. No doubt it is easier to pass a speech code or hate-crimes law and proclaim the streets safer than actually to make the streets safer, but the one must never be confused with the other... Indeed, equating "verbal violence" with physical violence is a treacherous, mischievous business.” LawHateDoubtViolenceStreetsCrimeInternetEasierSpeechSolutionsPrejudiceOppressionCodeConfusedNo DoubtFree SpeechHate CrimeTreacherousMischievousPhysical Violence Author:Jonathan Rauch
“From the heart, there is no place in America for hatred or acts of prejudice or violence or anti-Semitism.” HeartAmericaViolenceHatredPrejudiceAnti Semitism Author:Mike Pence
“I love the spirit of young girls and women and try to keep that spirit alive in my life and in my own personality as well as facilitate that spirit to have a place of respect and honor in our society. I am a firm believer that if we turned the running of the world over to the women things would improve markedly in many of the areas in which we find ourselves in trouble: war, poverty, hunger, illiteracy, sexual violence, prejudice, etc.” WorldTryingWarRunningSpiritGirlPovertyViolenceTroublePersonalityHonorPrejudiceHungerBelieverFirmIlliteracy Author:Kamala Lopez