"Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary."

Violence, Victory, Defeat, Peace

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"Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary."

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"Was there ever a war where only one side bled?"

George R. R. Martin, American Author

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"He kills her in her own humor."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"Do you know what I think?" Marcone said."You think we should shoot Nicodemus in the back at the first opportunity and let Michael dismember him.""Yes."I drew my gun. "Okay."

Jim Butcher, American Author

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"As one of the motorbikes came towards me, I let a big heavy right go, and knocked the rider's head clean off his shoulders! Fucking hell, the guy's head was still in his helmet and it was clattering all the way down the road."

Stephen Richards, British Author

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"I froze, shocked. (And don't try to claim that you did anything different the first time a government bureaucrat pulled a gun on you.)"

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

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"To protect one's own statement is the greatest form of violence. To impress upon others that his statement is correct is a form of violence itself."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

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"I have beaten people into the ground and the more they cry the more of a beating I gave them. If they don't cry, I come off, if they cry then I will beat them and beat them and beat them."

Stephen Richards, British Author

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"I don't want unnecessary violence, sergeant," said Blouse."Right you are, sir!" said the sergeant. "Carborundum! First man comes through that door runnin', I want him nailed to the wall!" He caught the lieutenant's eye, and added: "But not too hard!"

Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"The joy of killing! the joy of seeing killing done - these are traits of the human race at large."

Mark Twain, American Author

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"Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Violence, Victory, Defeat, Peace

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"Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts."

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"True morality consists not in following the beaten track, but in finding the true path for ourselves, and fearlessly following it."

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"If I want to deprive you of your watch, I shall certainly have to fight for it; if I want to buy your watch, I shall have to pay for it; and if I want a gift, I shall have to plead for it; and, according to the means I employ, the watch is stolen property, my own property, or a donation. Thus we see three different results from three different means. Will you still say that the means do not matter?"

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"I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world."

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"Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest."

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