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Turning a human being into a thing is almost always the first step towards justifying violence against that person. -- Jean Kilbourne
Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence. -- Albert Camus
Man has an innate capacity for violence, but can only justify it in the name of justice. -- Ralph Steadman
Over the centuries, and even today, the Bible and Christian theology have helped justify the Crusades, slavery, violence against gays, and the murder of doctors who perform abortions. The words themselves are latent, inert, harmless - until they aren't. -- Amy Waldman
The liberation of Iraq, which is already hard to justify from the perspective of American interests, at least had the virtue of freeing Iraqis from a brutal dictator. Despite all the anarchy and violence, life has gotten better for most Iraqis. -- Timothy Noah
Even today we raise our hand against our brother... We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas to justify ourselves as if it were normal we continue to sow destruction, pain, death. Violence and war lead only to death. -- Pope Francis

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