Quotes about Aggression
Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace
— Thomas Jefferson
It is a ridiculous notion to assert that because the United States is on the offense, more people want to hurt us. We are on the offense because people do want to hurt us.
— George W. Bush
Man is the only animal that deals in that atorcity of atrocities, War. He is the only one that gathers his brethren about him and goes forth in cold blood and calm pulse to exterminate his kind.
— Mark Twain
There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war.
— Reinhold Niebuhr
The root of war is fear.
— Thomas Merton
If war is ever lawful, then peace is sometimes sinful.
— CS Lewis
The notion that disarmament can put a stop to war is contradicted by the nearest dogfight.
— George Bernard Shaw
A black pit bull barreled against the fence, jaws dripping with saliva, viciously barking like Old Yeller after the hydrophobia kicked in.
— Chris Fabry
The thrill that came with each blow was wonderfully familiar. Unable to stop and unwilling to, Frank kept going even though the big man was unconscious. The women stopped clawing each other and pulled at Frank's collar.
— Toni Morrison
Violence is essentially wordless, and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down.
— Thomas Merton
Without armaments peace cannot be kept; wars are waged not only to repel injustice but also to establish a firm peace.
— Martin Luther
You cannot stop big wars if you carry on little wars yourselves.
— Mahatma Gandhi