Cleansing Quote by Frantz Fanon

Violence is anything that denies human integrity, and leads to hopelessness and helplessness.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“Violence is not just an emotion, it is a culture. Some suffer in it, some are born into it and others cannot live without…

— Isabella Poretsis

Violence is a personal necessity for the oppressed...It is not a strategy consciously devised. It is the deep, instinctive expression of a human being…

— Richard Wright

“Violence is the method of ignorance, the weapon of the weak. The strong of heart and brain need no violence, for they are irresistible…

— Alexander Berkman

Violence is a choice a man makes and he alone is responsible for it.

— Patrick Stewart

Violence is always an effort toward greater freedom or love. Openness is freedom and love. Even the most violent or self-destructive emotions are rooted…

— David Deida

All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do.

— Leo Tolstoy

All violence is injustice. Responding to violence with violence is injustice, not only to the other person but also to oneself. Responding to violence…

— Nhat Hanh

What is gained by violence must be lost before superior violence.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Violence is a disease, a disease that corrupts all who use it regardless of the cause.

— Chris Hedges

Violence breeds violence. Acts of violence committed in "justice" or in affirmation of "rights" or in defense of "peace" do not end violence. They…

— Wendell Berry

Deeds of violence in our society are performed largely by those trying to establish their self-esteem, to defend their self-image, and to demonstrate that…

— Rollo May