Quotes about Pacifism

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...if only the comfortable prosperity of the Victorian age hadn't lulled us into a false conviction of individual securi — Vera Brittain
The speaker calls for a careful examination of Christ's principle of turning the other cheek before we use it as a deman — John Thackway
Jesus was a pacifist. — Chris Hedges
Nothing doth worse become a man (I will not say a Christian man) than war. — Erasmus, Against War
Those who attempt to conquer hatred by hatred are like warriors who take weapons to overcome others who bear arms. This — Gautama Buddha
Glass & peace alike betray proof of fragility under repeated blows. — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
We being satiate with continual wars, let the desire of peace a little move us. — Erasmus, Against War
A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present poli — Martin Luther King Jr.
If you want peace, prepare for ideological war with those who want others to prepare for physical war. — Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski
Taking into consideration all your lovelinesswhy can't you burn your bootsoles and yourdraft card? How can you sit there — Anne Sexton, The Complete Poems
She wanted to tell him so much, on the tarmac, the day he left. The world is run by brutal men and the surest proof is t — Colum McCann
Because most of us recognize that we will fight to protect our children, we cannot be absolute pacifists. — Nel Noddings, Peace Education: How We Come to Love and Hate War
Twenty two year old Connie Jones, who had boarded in the home of charismatic Methodist and pacifist Ormond Burton, was a — Barbara Brookes, A History of New Zealand Women
Magistrate: What do you propose to do then, pray?Lysistrata: You ask me that! Why, we propose to administer the treasury — Aristophanes, Lysistrata
Magistrate: May I die a thousand deaths ere I obey one who wears a veil!Lysistrata: If that's all that troubles you, her — Aristophanes, Lysistrata
The common depiction of Jesus as an inveterate peacemaker who "loved his enemies" and "turned the other cheek" has been — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
To be a pacifist in the face of evil is to be complicit with evil. — J.Adam Snyder
We have to accept that any action we take might promote an equal and opposite reaction that we do not want. We have to r — John Hunter, World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements
If I went on a killing spree that left thousands of people dead, I'd be branded as the worst kind of criminal. So why it — Michelle Templet
Absolute hospitality would in no way amount to the absence of violence. To the contrary, it would enthrone violence prec — Miroslav Volf, A Public Faith: How Followers of Christ Should Serve the Common Good