Begets Quote by David Limbaugh

I'm not a pacifist. I do believe that, unfortunately, war is necessary.

— Mike Hoffman

I personally am not a total pacifist. I do believe there is such a thing as a just war. I believe, for instance, the…

— Marianne Williamson

I am not a pacifist - I think that violence and self-defence are often morally justified.

— Martha Nussbaum

We're not really pacifists, we're nonviolent soldiers.

— Joan Baez

I'm not a pacifist at all; I think there is a notion of "just war" that can be persuasively argued. I think in the…

— Cornel West

The pacifist thinks that the alternative to war is peace; it is not. Sometimes the alternative is oppression. Sometimes certain God-given rights and liberties…

— Fulton J. Sheen

I am not an absolute pacifist, because I can't rule out the possibility that under some, carefully defined circumstances, some degree of violence may…

— Howard Zinn

For me personally and for most other Americans, this commitment to peace and diplomacy does not imply a blind or total pacifism. There are…

— Jimmy Carter

I'm not a pacifist. I think the suffering of innocent people can be a catalyst for moral action. But empathy puts too much weight…

— Paul Bloom

“Should an individual or a government use force at all, even in retaliation? Clearly yes; complete pacifism is self-defeating.”

— John Hospers

Being a pacifist to save your own life is normal, being a pacifist for the lives of others is true pacifism.

— Ammon Hennacy

A sane person doesn't think war is a good idea. I'm not a pacifist. I feel that there are situations where fighting is inescapable,…

— Bruce Cockburn