Unavoidable violence
1870
How military prowess drives to inhumanity
The proper strategy consists in inflicting as telling blows as possible on the enemy's army, and then causing the inhabitants so much suffering that they must long for peace, and force the government to demand it. The people must be left with nothing but their eyes to weep with over the war.
- Topics : Unavoidable violence, Unacceptable violence, War
- Author : SHERIDAN Philip
- Quote
March 13 1962
Peaceful revolutions and violent ones
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
- Topics : Mediation, Nonviolence, Unavoidable violence, Political power
- Quote
To regulate, simply charge a fee!
(...) The principle is simple: You can't refrain from polluting so you buy the right to do it. There is a fee and the money goes to environmental projects. I think it's a terrific idea...
- Topics : Sustainable development, Violence, Unavoidable violence
- Humor
The honor of dying
Men invented the honor of dying because it allows them to kill in peace.
- Topics : Unavoidable violence
- Humor
