Politics Quote by John Hospers

While I am a convinced pacifist there are circumstances in which I believe the use of force is appropriate - namely, in the face…

— Albert Einstein

I am not a pacifist - I think that violence and self-defence are often morally justified.

— Martha Nussbaum

Pacifism in the face of war is not only irresponsible - it is immoral. Refusing to meet force with force in the name of…

— David Limbaugh

“Pacifism is a virtue indistinguishable from cowardice.”

— Brent Weeks

“Pacifism is a virtue indisguishable from cowardice.”

— Brent Weeks

“The main problem with pacifism is that it doesn’t work in all situations. The main problem with pacifists is that they’re convinced it does.”

— Burt Prelutsky

“I am not a committed pacifist. I would not hold that it is under all imaginable circumstances wrong to use violence, even though use…

— Noam Chomsky

“Pacifism is a tenable position, provided that you are prepared to live with the consequences.”

— George Orwell

In a world built on violence, one must be a revolutionary before one can be a pacifist.

— A. J. Muste

“We cannot afford the luxury known as conscience. The enemy we are up against certainly doesn't have one, so we are obliged to be…

— John Brunner

I am not an absolute pacifist, because I can't rule out the possibility that under some, carefully defined circumstances, some degree of violence may…

— Howard Zinn

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

— George Orwell