History Quote by Anonymous

Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.

— Robert A. Heinlein

Anyone who clings to the historically untrue -- and -- thoroughly immoral doctrine that violence never solves anything I would advise to conjure up…

— Robert A Heinlein

Anyone who clings to the historically untrue-and thoroughly immoral-doctrine that, 'violence never settles anything' I would advise to conjure the ghosts of Napoleon Bonaparte…

— Robert A. Heinlein

Tyranny is abhorrent, freedom benefits all, whereas violence benefits no one for long.

— Mark Kingwell

Violence always seems to me the worst form of tyranny. It deprives people of their rights, including the right to live.

— Rebecca Solnit

Past violence is detrimental to our present action, and it is not in the name of principles that we denounce it, but in the…

— Pierre Bourgault

Yes, violence begets more violence, but historically this has been the way of the world.

— Meshell Ndegeocello

Nowadays, everything is so gratuitous. The violence is suggested, and it's much more impactful than showing everything.

— Oliver Jackson-Cohen

For me popular violence is as much an obstruction in our path as the Government violence.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Comparison leads to violence.

— Mandy Patinkin

Violence is totally accepted in this country.

— Jay Chandrasekhar

I think there's a certain numbness in modern society, that accepts certain kinds of violence, but represses other kinds of violence.

— Nick Cave