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The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill ... its purpose is to reach a political goal, -- Abu Abbas
The IRA has abandoned its armed struggle in pursuit of its goals by political means. This must be fully acknowledged. Continued challenge does nothing but obstruct and inhibit the peace process. -- James T. Walsh
I rejected the armed struggle because, as a Christian, I am committed to a nonviolent and peaceful struggle. But people take their own initiatives, because it is a Lebanon type of situation here. -- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for those who would not bend the knee, or turn a blind eye to oppression, or for those who wanted a national republic. -- Gerry Adams
I don't accept armed struggle. Maybe it was the way in the '50s and '60s, but we want a democratic revolution... -- Evo Morales
Act after having made assessments. The one who first knows the measure of far and near wins - this is the rule of armed struggle. -- Sun Tzu
Our militant union with peoples which still have to carry on an armed struggle against the colonialists constitutes an important element of our line in international affairs. -- Leonid Brezhnev
Why are so many problems today perceived as problems of intolerance, rather than as problems of inequality, exploitation, or injustice? Why is the proposed remedy tolerance, rather than emancipation, political struggle, or even armed struggle? -- Slavoj Zizek
Two years ago, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon described the Gaza Strip settlement of Netzarim as a vital part of Israel's national security and now he is going to leave. That is because of the 'effective armed struggle'. -- Zuheir Mohsen
The main form of struggle is war; the main form of organization is the army... . Without armed struggle there would be no place for the proletariat, there will be no place for the people, there will be no place for the Communist Party, and there will be no victory in revolution. -- Mao Zedong
We will defend our victory through armed struggle. We will have to do that. -- Robert Mugabe
The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill... its purpose is to reach a political goal. -- Abu Abbas
The armed struggle is not ending just now. We are upholding a ceasefire. We have our arms with us. -- Robert Mugabe
Why are so many problems today perceived as problems of intolerance, rather than as problems of inequality, exploitation, or injustice? Why is the proposed remedy tolerance, rather than emancipation, political struggle, or even armed struggle? -- Slavoj Zizek
When two sides who consider each other enemies converge in armed struggle, for the moment they are no longer enemies. They are fellow human beings who face the same two choices that their ancestors did for centuries before them: to destroy each other or to prosper together. -- Thomas Huynh
The Disarmament Conference has become the focal point of a great struggle between anarchy and world order... between those who think in terms of inevitable armed conflict and those who seek to build a universal and durable peace. -- Arthur Henderson
When all is said and done, it looks like the Palestinians have been massively robbed and abused, and are engaged in a desperate struggle for survival and liberation. Israel, on the other hand, would appear to be conducting an imperialistic campaign of oppression supported and substantially armed by the most powerful nation on earth. -- Michael Leunig

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