Best Pacifist Sayings
83 Pacifist quotes by 69 unique authors
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The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals.
— Alfred North Whitehead
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I could never have been a pacifist. To kill a man was surely to grant him an immeasurable benefit. Oh yes, people always, everywhere, loved…
— Graham Greene
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Stop it," spluttered Eustace, "go away. Put that thing away. It's not safe. Stop it, I say. I'll tell Caspian. I'll have you muzzled and…
— C.S. Lewis
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The Bible is clear here: I am to love my neighbor as myself, in the manner needed, in a practical way, in the midst of…
— Francis Schaeffer
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Thomas Jefferson once said: 'Of course the people don't want war. But the people can be brought to the bidding of their leader. All you…
— Jon Stewart
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The necessary consequence of man's right to life is his right to self-defense. In a civilized society, force may be used only in retaliation and…
— Ayn Rand
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It was the kind of sword that would make a lifelong pacifist look for tall boots and a hat with feathers.
— Ilona Andrews
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Gert: Wake me when the fight scene's over. Kitty Pryde: Oy, tell me about it. Hey, I'm Kitty. You the token pacifist of your group?…
— Brian K. Vaughan
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In so far as it takes effect at all, pacifist propaganda can only be effective against those countries where a certain amount of freedom of…
— George Orwell
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So it is not an accident that the Nazi lads vent a particular fury against (Einstein). He does truly stand for what they most dislike,…
— John Maynard Keynes
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Pacifists become militants. Freedom fighters become tyrants. Blessings become curses. Help becomes hindrance. More becomes less.
— Tim Ferriss
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I hate the world and almost all the people in it. I hate the Labour Congress and the journalists who send men to be slaughtered,…
— Bertrand Russell
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Men have been pacifists for every reason under the sun except to avoid danger and fighting.
— William Faulkner
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Principles are what people have instead of God. To be a Christian means among other things to be willing if necessary to sacrifice even your…
— Frederick Buechner
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Bye-bye, Elan. P.S., Next time you implicate someone falsely, try to pick a pacifist.
— J R Ward
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The pacifist's task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive substitute for war.
— Vera Brittain
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All that a pacifist can undertake -- but it is a very great deal -- is to refuse to kill, injure or otherwise cause suffering…
— Vera Brittain
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You know, if people are not pacifists, it's not their fault. It's because society puts them in that spot. You've got to change it. You…
— Cesar Chavez
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He who cherishes the value of cultures cannot fail to be a pacifist.
— Albert Einstein
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I'm not a pacifist. I'm not that brave.
— Phil Donahue
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Santa Claus wears a Red Suit, he must be a communist. And a beard and long hair, must be a pacifist. What's in that pipe…
— Arlo Guthrie
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If you take guns away from legal gun owners, then the only people who would have guns would be the bad guys. Even a pacifist…
— Bruce Willis
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What I really learned in the army was how to be a pacifist.
— Utah Phillips
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There was a time when liberalism was identified with anti-Communism. But the Vietnam War led liberals into the arms of the Left, which had been…
— Dennis Prager
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I am a pacifist.
— Fred Schneider
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