Derrick Jensen Quotes

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

Those who 'abjure' violence can do so only because others are committing violence on their behalf.

The peace of the man who has forsworn the use of the bullet seems to me not quite peace.

Repel force by force

If the fight comes unsolicited, I am not willing to die meekly, to surrender without an effort. And that being so, am I still a pacifist?

You didn't have to take a punch for me, you know,' he said. 'I'm a lover, not a fighter.' 'You're a freak is what you are,' I said.

I am peaceful but I am not a pacifist in the philosophical sense.

Nonviolence is the only way. Even if you achieve your goal by violent means there are always side effects, and these can be worse than the problem. Violence is against human nature.

While I am a convinced pacifist there are circumstances in which I believe the use of force is appropriate - namely, in the face of an enemy unconditionally bent on destroying me and my people.

If someone hits me I consider it a challenge.

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.

I am opposed to war, to killing people, to any kind of hatred and violence.

If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.

You may gain temporary appeasement by a policy of concession to violence, but you do not gain lasting peace that

If it's to be a bloodbath, let it be now. Appeasement is not the answer.

Yoiu have to fight in order to live in peace.

There is a difference between myself and some of the peace people in Europe: whereas they think that the ultimate evil in the world is war, I think the ultimate evil in the world is aggression, and aggression sometimes must be repelled by force.

I can't force a guy to fight.

Read about some squirrelly guy who claims that he just don't believe in fighting, and I wonder how long the rest of us can count on being free.

Violence can only be effectively met by nonviolence. This is an old established truth.

With God as witness, I want to proclaim this truth, that the way of violence cannot bring Swaraj, it can only lead to disaster.

Yet the basic fact remains: we live in a world marked by violence, and if we want to protect others, we sometimes have to be willing to fight.

Without love, violence will change the world; it will change it into a more violent one.

I have a great admiration for pacifism, but I'm not a pacifist, mainly because I would defend myself if I were attacked.

Usually, it is man who attacks; as for me, I defend myself, and I often capitulate.