Inhumanity Quote by Dwight Macdonald

Pacifism as a mass movement aims to avoid suffering; pacifists often say that no cause is worth suffering or dying for. The ethos of…

— Adam Michnik

“Pacifism is a psychological curiosity rather than a political movement. Some of the extremer pacifists, starting out with a complete renunciation of violence, have…

— George Orwell

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

— Martha Nussbaum

Pacifism is simply undisguised cowardice.

— Adolf Hitler

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

— Ammon Hennacy

I have a great admiration for pacifism, but I'm not a pacifist, mainly because I would defend myself if I were attacked.

— Murray Bookchin

Pacifism is a wonderful conviction in theory, but only in theory. Real life has a way of eventually rubbing even the most altruistic nose…

— Anthony Beal

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

— Joan Baez

I'm a pacifist by nature.

— Rafael Correa

I think these discussions with my father even gave the label of pacifist, particularly with my father, and he mentions this when he turns…

— Juan Pablo Escobar

Pacifism simply is not a matter of calm looking on; it is work, hard work.

— Kathe Kollwitz

“Pacifism is a virtue indistinguishable from cowardice.”

— Brent Weeks