Genocide Quotes

269 Genocide quotes by 221 unique authors

The history of interactions among disparate peoples is what shaped the modern world through conquest, epidemics and genocide. Those collisions created reverberations that have still… — Jared Diamond
The West's post-Holocaust pledge that genocide would never again be tolerated proved to be hollow, and for all the fine sentiments inspired by the memory… — Philip Gourevitch
What distinguishes genocide from murder, and even from acts of political murder that claim as many victims, is the intent. The crime is wanting to… — Philip Gourevitch
Despite all the lunacy of the last century, all the absurdity of war and genocide, we believe that humans being are rational and are made… — Timothy Radcliffe
As I tell people about genocide, I get the opportunity to redeem myself. I’ve had the chance to do something that’s worth me being alive...… — Loung Ung
This year marks 20 years since the Rwandan genocide -- the world's greatest humanitarian tragedy of the late 20th century. The international community had pledged… — Park Geun-hye
In its sacredness, families get together to (unintentionally?) celebrate one genocide (against Native Americans) by committing another (against turkeys). — Unknown Author
... As long as you continue to tar social democracy with all the crimes of communism, I feel equally entitled to tar the free market… — Unknown Author
Evil, unchecked, is the prelude to genocide. - Anonymous — Joel C. Rosenberg
I'd like to teach Iraq about Democracy because we're so experienced with it. First they should know that after 100 years they should free their… — Kurt Vonnegut
The level of vitriol against Jews and Christianity within contemporary Islam, unfortunately, is something that we are not totally cognizant of, or that we don't… — Steven Emerson
Genocide has two phases: one, destruction of the national pattern of the oppressed group; the other, the imposition of the national pattern of the oppressor.… — Raphael Lemkin
By genocide we mean the destruction of a nation or of an ethnic group. — Raphael Lemkin
Without chemical slaughterhouses, without a systematic mass murder, the tragedy of the Jews is just one out of the numerous tragedies that befell the nations… — Unknown Author
Only you can prevent the genocide of the imagination. — Rob Brezsny
Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. ... We are perhaps… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There are Turks who don't admit that their ancestors committed genocide. If you look at it though, they seem to be nice people… So why… — Unknown Author
Sit peacefully in a church and think of church history: witchburning perhaps, or child abuse, genocide, the amassing of disgusting wealth, the repression of women,… — Kaz Cooke
The last chapter in any successful genocide is the one in which the oppressor can remove their hands and say, 'My God, what are these… — Aaron Huey
Purity is an illusion. The idea of purity has been used as an excuse for calamities like honor killings, bride burnings, child molestation. Purification is… — Alice Glass
It's not Planned Parenthood. No, it's planned genocide. You can quote me on that. — Herman Cain
If you add up all the forms of genocide, from female infanticide and genital mutilation to so-called honor crimes, sex trafficking, and domestic abuse, everything,… — Gloria Steinem
It's true. Hitler was a vegetarian. Just goes to show, vegetarianism, not always a good thing. Can in some extreme cases lead to genocide. — Bill Bailey
When it comes to explaining human thought and behavior, the possibility that heredity plays any role at all still has the power to shock. To… — Steven Pinker
The Coalition for International Justice estimated that 450,000 people in Darfur have died since the deadly genocide began some three years ago. — Kendrick Meek

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