Quotes about Violence

As of the second decade in the twenty-first century, nearly all acts of terror around the world (as opposed to acts of terror confined to one country, as in the case of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka) have been committed by Muslims in the name of Islam. Of course the vast majority of Muslims are not terrorists. But this frequently noted fact is meaningless.

Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed" (Genesis 9:6; emphasis added).

People have too often valued "proper" religious beliefs more than proper moral behavior, and even slaughtered others for not having the right religious beliefs. This is a common occurrence even in our time.

Therefore, there is no issue here of a holy text depicting people being ordered by their God to kill infidels or innocents.

Studies consistently show that when a school requires its students to wear school uniforms, or even just has a dress code, grades rise and violence declines.

We need rituals for all traumas and loss, whether it is betrayal or infidelity or violence or murder. Ritual helps us heal, and ritual helped me heal and become ready to consider the person who murdered Angela, his story, his pain.

Until women are deeply involved in opposing the violence in the world, we are not going to bring it to an end. All women must be equally at the forefront of the movements for social justice.

I don't like dragons and blood all that much.

War is just an effect, not a cause.

Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.

When language fails, violence becomes a language; I never had that feeling.

Our first responsibility in the midst of violence is to prevent it from destroying us.