Children Quote by Edward T. Welch

“When those in power use shame to bully the weak into compliance, they are stealing from us. They tell us that they will expose…

— Seth Godin

“When men in power decide that things need to be rebalanced at any cost, the violence is never brief and never really directed solely…

— Dean Koontz

“Child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, hate crimes, war crimes, genocide, and all other forms of interpersonal violence flourish in a culture of silence…

— Michelle Stevens

Violence, less and less embarrassed by the limits imposed by centuries of lawfulness, is brazenly and victoriously striding across the whole world, unconcerned that…

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

“We have literal war criminals (as defined by the Geneva convention, which we are very much a signatory to) living in this country who…

— Chris Kluwe

“Here is the truth: It matters, what you do at war. It matters more than you ever want to know. Because countries, like people,…

— Megan Stack

The Terrible Truth is that brutality is part of human nature, and all the laws in the world can't neuter it.

— Greg Iles

Clearly, we must denounce militaristic approaches to global unrest and find life-affirming ways to end repressive cycles of violence rooted in discrimination, humiliation, and…

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

“I have yet to see a serious act of violence that was not provoked by the experience of feeling shamed or humiliated, disrespected and…

— James Gilligan

“Some people hide behind rules and regulations to deliver sadistic punishments, as if they don’t secretly delight in causing pain and abusing their power.”

— Jarod Kintz

“There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of…

— Frank Herbert

State violence, particularly the use of torture, abductions, and targeted assassinations are now justified as part of a state of exception in which a…

— Henry Giroux