Pacifists Quotes

We pacifists have not ceased to point to the grave danger of armaments and to insist on their curtailment. - Ludwig Quidde

This movie asks, when is violence ever justified? And it makes us wary of labels like terrorism. Obviously most people, unless they're Gandhi-like pacifists, can imagine some situation in which violence is a justifiable means to overcome injustice. It makes us realize that it's subjective; you have to agree with the cause in order to justify the violence. - Natalie Portman

There are still some significant differences of opinion. But a century ago, pacifists were guilty of a great deal of naivety. - Markus Furrer

The idea of it is that these kids are all pacifists but have this obsession with guns, so it's a bit contradictory in the subject matter. - Jamie Bell

Some pacifists have carried the sound idea of the prime importance of security too far, to the point of declaring that any consideration of disarmament is superfluous and pointless as long as eternal peace has not been attained. - Ludwig Quidde

Pacifists are like sheep who believe that wolves are vegetarians. - Yves Montand

Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country. - Hermann Goering

Men have been pacifists for every reason under the sun except to avoid danger and fighting. - William Faulkner

It's funny how most activists are pacifists. - Craig Bruce

Indeed; peace literature is almost exclusively read, though to good effect, by pacifists, while what is needed is the canvassing of those who have not so far been won to the cause. - Fredrik Bajer