Violence Quotes

"The true strength of the Christian is the power of truth and love, which leads to the renouncement of all violence. Faith and violence are incompatible" "We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives, that it is inside ourselves" "See, people with power understand exactly one thing: violence." "Everyone is a potential murderer—in everyone there arises from time to time the wish to kill—though not the will to kill." "War settles nothing" "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf" "The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout." "No arts no letters no society and which is worst of all continual fear and danger of violent death and the life of man solitary poor nasty brutish and short" "A man cannot lay down the right of resisting them that assault him by force to take away his life" "There is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs" "War is a defeat for humanity" "Everybody thinks we're so bad because of the violence but our lyrics are about speaking the truth" "Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no further purpose" "In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns the rattle of musketry the strange mournful mutter of the battlefield" "It is easier to start a war than to end it"