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Quotes About Conflict

Judaism is not just one more religion, but in its way the root of religious evil
~ Christopher Hitchens
Religion has always been the wound, not the bandage.
~ Dennis Potter
No wars are more bitter than those undertaken in the name of religion.
~ Elisabeth Marbury
It's just not working. One nation trying to destroy another, one race trying to destroy another, one religion trying to destroy another - It's the same old story over and over again.
~ Frederick Lenz
It's never lost on me that it was the religious who Jesus had to challenge not to throw stones.
~ Steve Maraboli
God against man. Man against God. Man against nature. Nature against man. Nature against God. God against nature. Very funny religion!
~ D.T. Suzuki
We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs - we have no place to go.
~ Golda Meir
How can a God who said, "Love your enemies" spend so much time killing His own?
~ D.R. Silva
It's gotten far easier to allow ourselves to hate than it is to choose to love.
~ Sam Killermann
Where religion clashes with science is that religion makes smart people do stupid things.
~ P.Z. Myers, The Happy Atheist
Is it not obvious that Britain, under the regime of Tony Blair, has ceased to respect the Charter of the United Nations?
~ Robert Mugabe
Ric Flair, you put me in this position. You named me the Legend Killer and after Tuesday, you will respect me.
~ Randy Orton
Where there's no mutual respect, there's trouble!
~ Dizzy Gillespie
Respectful communication under conflict or opposition is an essential and truly awe-inspiring ability.
~ Bryant McGill, Voice of Reason
A genuine satyagraha should never excite contempt in the opponent even when it fails to command regard or respect.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
Fish," he said, "I love you and respect you very much. But I will kill you dead before this day ends.
~ Ernest Hemingway
We respect law, when the law respects our needs. Whenever legality clashes with morality, legality should be opposed and morality should be upheld.
~ Goparaju Ramachandra Rao
In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.
~ Richard M. Nixon
Non-cooperation is a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for the opposite views.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
I think if we're looking at lasting peace in the Middle East, the United States has got to respect the needs of the Palestinian people. They cannot be pushed aside.
~ Bernie Sanders
I should have forfeited my own self-respect, and perhaps the good opinion of my countrymen, if I had failed to resent such an injury by calling the offender in question to a personal account.
~ Preston Brooks
If you have to fight a crowd of boys, it's best to go for the biggest one. That way you won't have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect.
~ Suzanne Vega
The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the hands of belligerents is, that, so far as she is concerned, their rights are protected.
~ Gerrit Smith
I do not support Hamas! I support human dignity and respect! I support sharing! I support Peace! #ceasefire
~ Madonna Ciccone