Absurd Quote by Eric Hoffer

As a tactic, violence is absurd. No one can compete with the Government in violence, and the resort to violence, which will surely fail,…

— Noam Chomsky

The population becomes the internal enemy. Any sign of life, of protest, or even mere doubt, is a dangerous challenge from the standpoint of…

— Eduardo Galeano

“These extremist groups can mobilise a certain demographic to do some very stupid and deadly things.” “This”

— Estelle Ryan

Extremism thrives amid ignorance and anger, intimidation and cowardice.

— Hillary Clinton

The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions.

— Madeleine M. Kunin

For myself, I think that those who cultivate wisdom and believe themselves able to instruct their fellow-citizens as to their interests are least likely…

— Xenophon

“Oftentimes it’s easier for lunatics to attract impassioned followers than it is for sensible people to get people to listen to reason. People are…

— Terry Goodkind

When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent…

— Margery Allingham

While we have entertained the contention that a deed may make more propaganda than hundreds of speeches, thousands of articles, and tens of thousands…

— Johann Most

Anybody can act violently - there is nothing to it; but not every person is able to destroy his enemy with words.

— Leslie Marmon Silko

When people are in the thrall of poisonous ideology, it's really not all about deliberate ill will, or inherent hatred, or a lack of…

— Megan Phelps-Roper

I am concerned about any form of violent extremism.

— Chad Wolf