Who overcomes by force hath overcome but half his foe. – John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1667

They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong, may be called guardians of the dharma. – Buddha

Violence in the voice is often only the death rattle of reason in the throat. – John Frederick Boyes

A society that presumes a norm of violence and celebrates aggression, whether in the subway, on the football field, or in the conduct of its business, cannot help making celebrities of the people who would destroy it. – Lewis H. Lapham