Unjust laws have to be fought ideologically; they cannot be fought or corrected by means of mere disobedience and futile martyrdom. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
I am as content to die for God's eternal truth on the scaffold as in any other way. — John Mason Brown Copy Share Image
Far from diminishing the appetite for power, suffering exasperates it. — Emile M. Cioran Copy Share Image
I could be martyred for my religion. Love is my religion and I could die for that. I could die for you. — John Keats Copy Share Image
Why would the apostles lie?....Liars always lie for selfish reasons. If they lied, what was their motive, what did they get out… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
“There are perhaps many causes worth dying for, but to me, certainly, there are none worth killing for.” — Albert Dietrich Copy Share Image
A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young. — Barbara Mertz Copy Share Image
“Some men are sent to heaven by torturers who thought they were doing god's work by sending them to hell” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“The only difference between a suicide and a martyrdom really is the amount of press coverage.” — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Our relationship with Israel is another reason we're being attacked. But an American politician - whether Muslim or not - who criticizes… — Michael Scheuer Copy Share Image
Be careful how you suggest things to me. For there is in me a madness which goes beyond martyrdom, the madness of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every spirit should be ready to devote itself… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Jesus died to forgive our sins. Dare we make his martyrdom meaningless by not committing them? — Jules Feiffer Copy Share Image
Although always prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it should be postponed. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage. — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Fasting, as some people speculate, is not a bodily torture, martyrdom, or a cross, but it is a way to elevate the… — Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria Copy Share Image
Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like: it is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“Every November of my boyhood, we put on red poppies and attended highly patriotic services in remembrance of those who had 'given'… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“My birth is imminent. Forgive me, brethren. Do not prevent me from coming to life. – As he faced the prospect of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“One of the greatest evils is the foolishness of a good man. For the giving man to withhold helping someone in order… — Mike Norton Copy Share Image
