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Violence Quotes by Polybius
- Monarchy degenerates into tyranny, aristocracy into oligarchy, and democracy into savage violence and chaos.
- For the mob, habituated to feed at the expense of others, and to have its hopes of a livelihood in the property of its neighbors,…
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- The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal… — Hannah Arendt
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates. — Michelle Bachelet
- The whole history of the Christian Church is a mixture of errors and violence. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- All violence, all that is dreary and repels, is not power, but the absence of power. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- It is essential to persuade the soldier that those he is being urged to massacre are bandits who do not deserve to… — Andre Gide
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- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt