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> [The reason that I think it is a waste of time to engage in moral value judgements about people's violence, is because it doesn't advance by one iota our understanding of either the causes or the prevention of the violent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gilligan/the-reason-that-i-think-it-is-a-waste-of-time-to-engage-in-moral/)

[James Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gilligan/)

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## More by James Gilligan

> [The most dangerous men on earth are those who are afraid they are wimps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gilligan/the-most-dangerous-men-on-earth-are-those-who-are-afraid-they-are/)

[James Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gilligan/)

> [“I have yet to see a serious act of violence that was not provoked by the experience of feeling shamed or humiliated, disrespected and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gilligan/i-have-yet-to-see-a-serious-act-of-violence-that-was-not-provoked-by/)

[James Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gilligan/)

> [Maximizing the polarization and asymmetry of the social roles of men and women. Nothing stimulates crime and violence more than the division of males…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gilligan/maximizing-the-polarization-and-asymmetry-of-the-social-roles-of-men/)

[James Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gilligan/)

> [The reason that I think it is a waste of time to engage in moral value judgements about people's violence, is because it doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gilligan/the-reason-that-i-think-it-is-a-waste-of-time-to-engage-in-moral/)

[James Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gilligan/)

> [I have yet to see a serious act of violence that was not provoked by the experience of feeling shamed and humiliated, disrespected and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gilligan/i-have-yet-to-see-a-serious-act-of-violence-that-was-not-provoked-by-2/)

[James Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gilligan/)

> [All violence is an attempt to replace shame with self-esteem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gilligan/all-violence-is-an-attempt-to-replace-shame-with-self-esteem/)

[James Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gilligan/)

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