Quotes about Violence

The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.

Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.

At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.

“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.

Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.

And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.

A gun is not an argument.

All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys.

I mean, honestly, we have to be clear that the life for many Afghan women is not that much different than it was a hundred years ago, 200 years ago. The country has lived with so much violence and conflict that many people, men and women, just want it to be over.