Carried away Quote by Guido Westerwelle

I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you…

— Mother Teresa

I'm not a pacifist at all; I think there is a notion of "just war" that can be persuasively argued. I think in the…

— Cornel West

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

Being an activist is about getting things done. It's not about standing around shaking your fist in anger.

— Christine Quinn

That attitude that fighting is probably not fair, but you have to defend yourself anyway and damage the enemy, has been profoundly consequential as…

— June Jordan

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

— Joan Baez

Now, myself, I'm not a pacifist at all. I believe in just war. I would have joined the spirit of the nation to fight…

— Cornel West

I do not think we can dismiss the contribution that people make, particularly when it is a very dangerous occupation to be involved in…

— Martin McGuinness

... peace is a militant thing ... any peace movement must have behind it a higher passion than the desire for war. No one…

— Mary Heaton Vorse

It's funny how most activists are pacifists.

— Anonymous

I'm not a pacifist. I was very much for the war against Hitler and I also supported the intervention in Korea, but in this…

— Benjamin Spock

I was very active in the peace movement, still am

— Margot Kidder