Violence never settles anything right: apart from injuring your own soul, it injures the best cause. It lingers on long after the object of hate has disappeared from the scene to plague the lives of those who have employed it against their foes.
Interpretation
Violence leads to lasting harm, both to the perpetrator and to their cause, impacting lives beyond the immediate conflict.
This quote emphasizes the destructive nature of violence, suggesting that it does not provide true resolution to conflicts. Instead, it ultimately harms the one who engages in it and the causes they advocate for, leaving a lingering negative impact on both the individual and society long after the initial conflict has ended.
In practice
In a discussion on social justice, one might say, 'As Obafemi Awolowo wisely stated, violence never settles anything right.'
After rain comes sunshine; After darkness comes the glorious dawn. There is no sorrow without its alloy of joy; there is no joy without its admixture of sorrow. Behind the ugly terrible mask of misfortune lies the beautiful soothing countenance of prosperity. So, tear the mask!
I'm never gonna die, never heard of death, energy can never be destroyed only the flesh, so when you try to murder me with bullets to the head this is why you can't kill me niggaz, I'm already dead.
The longest way round is the shortest way home. (Quoting Alexander MacLaren, The Wearied Christ and Other Sermons)
I was promised on a time - to have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason.
Fundamentally, footballers don't look around a dressing room and think, 'He's a black player... he's Japanese.' They don't think like that. They think, 'He's a good player; he can help. He's not very good.' I'm not trying to defend anyone's actions, but there are going to be isolated incidents because it's an emotive, passionate sport.
Men's ideas are the most direct emanations of their material state.
If the believers in liberty wish the principles of liberty taught, let them never intrust that instruction to any government; for the nature of government is to become a thing apart, an institution existing for its own sake, preying upon the people, and teaching whatever will tend to keep it secure in its seat.
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