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title: "3 Victor Gollancz Quotes - Famous Peace activist"
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# Victor Gollancz

(1893–1967)   Peace Activist

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Victor Gollancz was a peace activist.

## Quick Facts About Victor Gollancz

Born April 9, 1893

Died February 8, 1967

Profession Peace Activist

## About Victor Gollancz

British publisher (1893–1967)... \| Sir Victor Gollancz was a British publisher and humanitarian. Gollancz was known as a supporter of left-wing politics. His loyalties shifted between liberalism and communism; he defined himself as a Christian socialist and an internationalist. He used his publishing house, Victor Gollancz Ltd, chief

##  Quotes by Victor Gollancz

> [The plain fact is that we are starving people, not deliberately in the sense that we want them to die, but wilfully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-gollancz/the-plain-fact-is-that-we-are-starving-people-not-deliberately-in-the/)

[Victor Gollancz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-gollancz/)

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

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> [The wonder is not that there should be obstacles and sufferings in this world, but that there should be law and order,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-gollancz/the-wonder-is-not-that-there-should-be-obstacles-and-sufferings-in/)

[Victor Gollancz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-gollancz/)

[And love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/and-love/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44c/victor-gollancz-87803_and-love_the-wonder-is-not-that-there-should-be-o_711014.jpg)

> [I think the rapidly growing tendency to regard animals as born for nothing except slavery to so-called humanity absolutely disgusting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-gollancz/i-think-the-rapidly-growing-tendency-to-regard-animals-as-born-for/)

[Victor Gollancz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-gollancz/)

[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/550/victor-gollancz-87803_animal_i-think-the-rapidly-growing-tendency-to_770591.jpg)

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