“An innings of neurotic violence, of eccentric watchfulness, of brainless impetuosity and incontinent savagery - it was an extraordinary innings, a masterpiece and it secured the Ashes for England [on Pietersen's Ashes winning innings, 2005” WinningViolenceEnglandExtraordinaryAshesMasterpieceNeuroticEccentricSecuredSavageryWatchfulnessBrainless Author:Simon Barnes
“A serious pacifist approach can't win wars against enemies whose only program is violence. That doesn't mean I think the US has fought terrorists so wisely most of the time since 9/11. But there are some enemies that need to be destroyed by force lest they destroy much much more.” ThinkingNeedsMeanWarWinningForceEnemyViolenceSeriousApproachProgramTerroristDestroyedPacifistCan't Win Author:Philip Gourevitch
“Revival comes from heaven when heroic souls enter the conflict determined to win or die - or if need be, to win and die! The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” IfsNeedsSoulDiesWinningForceHeavenViolenceConflictDeterminedViolentKingdomsHeroicRevivalKingdom Of HeavenRevival Prayer Author:Charles Grandison Finney
“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.” MenSoulUseWould BeHateUniverseEvilWinningForceUnderstandingWhiteExistenceStruggleGreaterViolenceAimDefeatWhite ManImmoralBegetsPower Of LoveToughnessHumiliatePhysical ForceSoul Force Book:A Martin Luther King Treasury Source: A Martin Luther King Treasury
“The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise, they will win and the decent people will lose.” PeopleWorldShouldLawWinningViolenceCitizensGunFilledCriminalsDecentGun ControlAbidingRight To Bear ArmsGun ViolenceBearing ArmsPro GunFounding Fathers GunAnti GunLaw Abiding CitizenGun LawPro Gun ControlShooting GunsCarrying GunsAbiding Love Author:James Earl Jones
“Everyone else can do violence. You know, Clint Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, they can all do shoot-'em-ups. Arnold Schwarzenegger can kill 10 people in one minute, and they don't call it "white exploitation." They win awards and get into all the magazines. But if black people do it, suddenly it's different than if a white person does it. People respond differently because people come from different places.” PeopleIfsKnowsPersonsDoeDifferentWinningBlackCan DoWhiteViolenceMinutesMagazinesEmsAwardsBlack PeopleExploitationDifferent PlaceOne MinuteSchwarzenegger Author:Pam Grier
“It would be devastating for America if Donald Trump won, and it would be devastating for the anti-gun-violence movement. But we would be on a long list of progressive causes that would be shattered by a Trump win.” IfsLongWould BeAmericaWinningCausesViolenceMovementTrumpGunListsProgressiveShatteredGun ViolenceAnti Gun Author:Chris Murphy
“In Japanese society, the competitiveness is within a traditional respecting framework. The Japanese will not compete if that competition involves violence or if it is a zero sum gain - if you win, someone has to lose.” IfsWinningLosesViolenceGainsCompetitionTraditionalZeroFrameworkCompetitiveness Author:Shinobu Yaguchi
“I was speaking to a writer the other day and he gave me a valuable piece of advice. He said that you may get to where you want to go quicker through violence, but the healing process takes longer. Whereas if you don't use violence, there is not much healing necessary, so you win in the long run.” IfsWantMayLongSaidUseRunningWinningProcessHealingPiecesViolenceAdviceValuableLong RunsHealing Process Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“People have to carry on because if you don't the violence wins. We need to keep incentivising our youths to stop this vicious cycle.” PeopleWinningViolenceYouth Author:Jermaine Jenas