Abolition Quote by Barbara Deming

“There are very subtle shades of violence, I can assure you. A civilization that renounces the possibility of resorting to violence in thought or…

— Arturo Pérez-Reverte

The violence in the world comes about because we human beings are forever creating barriers between men who are like us and men who…

— Edmund Leach

“violence doesn't stop merely by saying, 'we'll act based on love', because that can become just an idea that gets absorbed into the system.”

— David Bohm

“There are times when reason does not work, and peaceful efforts prove inadequate. Violence is ultimately the last resort. This is the way it…

— Amish Tripathi

“Violence especially against women and children is a abomination that must cease and desist! Humanity will never find world peace as long as we…

— Timothy Pina

“Violence is avoided, when we sit down with others, and discuss issues, and work together for solutions.”

— Ellen J. Barrier

Violence is not the answer, it doesn’t work any more. We are at the end of the worst century in which the greatest atrocities…

— Martin Scorsese

“All we think about in the cycle of violence is men. If we miss the oestrogen factor we cannot solve the cycle of violence.…

— Stefan Molyneux

“We also self-inflict violence, because violence is our only way of relating to the world, to others and to ourselves.”

— Bryant McGill

“Violence is a tool. It is meant to shock. To change. Instead, they normalize and celebrate it. And create a culture of exploitation.”

— Pierce Brown

We may never be strong enough to be entirely non-violent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep non-violence as our goal and…

— Mahatma Gandhi

It's not that tens of millions of people all want to be violent. But they share the worldview that then, at its extreme, gives…

— Tony Blair