Peacebuilding Quote by David R. Smock

“In fact, the causes of conflict are usually greed, envy, and ambition, but in an effort to sanitize them, these self-serving emotions have often…

— Karen Armstrong

“Even after centuries of human interacting, children still continue to rebel against their parents and siblings. Young marrieds look upon their in-laws and parents…

— Leo Buscaglia

“Religion raises the stakes of human conflict much higher than tribalism, racism, or politics ever can, as it is the only form of in-group/out-group…

— Sam Harris

Sometimes religion becomes yet another source for more division and even open conflict. Because of that situation, I feel the different religious traditions have…

— Dalai Lama

“Extremism in religion is a mental mechanism to hide one's inferiority complexes.”

— Fahad Basheer

“Radical egalitarianism necessarily presses us towards collectivism because a powerful state is required to suppress the differences that freedom produces. That raises the sinister…

— ROBERT H BORK

All sudden and violent changes, whatever their causes or character, must tend to decrease the respect for status quo as a natural order of…

— Gunnar Myrdal

“look carefully at any region of the world where you find intractable enmity and violence between rival groups today. I cannot guarantee that you’ll…

— Richard Dawkins

“FRACTURED FACTIONS Many cults are created by the uncontrollable egos of religious zealots”

— Kamil Ali

Religious conflict can be the bloodiest and cruelest conflicts that turn people into fanatics.

— Anonymous

“And so religions, to a large extent, became divisive rather than unifying forces. Instead of bringing about an ending of violence and hatred through…

— Eckhart Tolle

Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.

— Tony Blair