Certain Quote by George Orwell

“within an established totalitarian regime the purpose of propaganda is not to persuade, much less to inform, but rather to humiliate. From this point…

— Anthony Daniels

“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

“The majority of pacifists either belong to obscure religious sects or are simply humanitarians who object to taking life and prefer not to follow…

— George Orwell

A pacifist will often - at least nowadays - be an internationalist and vice versa. But history shows us that a pacifist need not…

— Christian Lous Lange

Pacifism is objectively pro-Fascist

— George Orwell

“Moreover [pacifists] do not as a rule condemn violence as such, but only violence used in defence of western countries”

— George Orwell

State propaganda, when supported by the educated classes and when no deviation is permitted from it, can have a big effect. It was a…

— Noam Chomsky

Publicity is the only thing some people fear. An aroused public opinion has been the cause of most reforms. Telling the truth is perhaps…

— Muriel Lester

I think there is a good reason why the propaganda system works that way. It recognizes that the public will not support the actual…

— Anonymous

Pacifism is objectively pro-fascist. This is elementary common sense. If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out that of…

— George Orwell

I will not call myself a pacifist for the very simple reason that if something like a [Francisco] Franco should arise in Spain again,…

— Murray Bookchin

“Should an individual or a government use force at all, even in retaliation? Clearly yes; complete pacifism is self-defeating.”

— John Hospers