Violence Quotes

Violence is sometimes a very practical solution but I don’t think it is the ultimate solution.

Sovereignty and the right to rule cannot be conferred on anyone no matter who … as a result of an academic discussion. Sovereignty is acquired by force and power and violence.

Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.

It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.

Hopefully, we can learn from the 60s that we cannot afford to do our enemies work by destroying each other.

We must choose between the violence of adults and the smiles of children. Between the ugliness of hate and the will to oppose it. Between inflicting suffering and humiliation on our fellow man and offering him the solidarity and hope he deserves.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Everyone has violence in themselves. I’m violent.

I was raised well. My parents are from Nigeria; their culture is respectful. Very respectful. But I learnt that you have to be determined. It’s not violence or aggression. It’s sheer determination.

An important fact about verbal behavior is that speaker and listener may reside within the same skin.