Indignation Quotes

When I reflect on the pompous titles bestowed on unworthy men, I feel an indignity that instructs me to despise the absurdity. The Honourable plunderer of his country, or the Right Honourable murderer of mankind, create such a contrast of ideas as exhibit a monster rather than a man. Virtue is inflamed at the violation, and sober reason calls it nonsense.

Brother when we came here to relate our grievances about our lands, we expected to have something done for us .... You are not to expect to hear of me any more, and brother we desire to hear no more of you.

An ignoble war has been declared to a weak country. The indignation in Russia shared fully by me is enormous. I foresee that very soon I shall be overwhelmed by the pressure forced upon me and be forced to take extreme measures which will lead to war. To try and avoid such a calamity as a European war I beg you in the name of our old friendship to do what you can to stop your allies from going too far.

A healthy-minded boy should feel hearty contempt for the coward and even more hearty indignation for the boy who bullies girls or small boys, or tortures animals.

You pissed on my rug.

If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine.

What's disgusting about the Dirty Harry movies is that Eastwood plays this angry tension as righteous indignation.

These ministers will destroy the empire they were called upon to save, before the indignation of a great and suffering people can fall upon their heads, in the punishment which they deserve. I affirm the war to have been a most accursed, wicked, barbarous, cruel, unnatural, unjust, and diabolical-war.

If you have the capacity to tremble with indignation every time that an injustice is committed in the world, then we are comrades.

Malicious attacks on the Soviet Union produce a natural feeling of indignation.

Is there any pleasure in anger? Yes, if the fire of my anger appeases the ashes of my friends.

One fact, when I was a slave, often filled me with indignation. There were many poor white lads of about my own age, belonging to families scattered around, who were as poor in personal effects as we were; and yet, though our companions, (when we chose to tolerate them,) they did not have to be controlled by a master, to go and come at his command, to be sold for his debts, or whenever he wanted extra pocket-money. The preachers of a slave-trading gospel frequently told us, in their sermons, that we should be "good boys," and not break into master's hen-roost, nor steal his bacon; but they never told this to these poor white people, although they knew very well that they encouraged the slaves to steal, trafficked in stolen goods, and stole themselves.

If one could recover the uncompromising spirit of one's youth, one's greatest indignation would be for what one has become.

A man who cannot get angry is like a stream that cannot overflow, that is always turbid. Sometimes indignation is as good as a thunderstorm in summer, clearing and cooling the air.

Men's indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.

I have shed many tears of pain and indignation.

Hell hath no fury like a vested interest masquerading as a moral principle.

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

I think that I feel an indignation when I don't understand something.

I was madder than a midget with a yo-yo

When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.

Otulissa swelled up to twice her normal size. 'Well, SPRINK ON YOUR SPRONK!

I wish for you all, each of you, to have your own motive for indignation. This is precious. When something outrages you as I was outraged by Nazism, then people become militant, strong, and involved.

Martha: Oh, I like your anger. I think that's what I like about you most. Your anger.