#retaliation

Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation. ↗

— Roberto Assagioli

#endless #forgiveness #governed #life #resentment

She sat back down, arms once again crossed over her breasts. It was the most direct she’d ever spoken to him, and it felt liberating. Unfortunately, the resentment coursing through her veins wouldn’t allow her to relish her new found independence. She expected her words to incite anger; after all, she’d experienced his anger before. Nevertheless, carelessly and unapologetically Claire forged ahead, “I would prefer the words, but you are welcome to say, one through four, if that’s easier for you. ↗

— Aleatha Romig

#consequences #retaliation #romig #truth #anger

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature. ↗

— Albert Camus

#definition #instinct #law #nature #obey

But to cut off relations with an aggressor may often invite retaliation by armed action, and this would, in its turn, make necessary some form of collective self-defence by the loyal members of the League. ↗

— Arthur Henderson

#aggressor #armed #collective #cut #form

States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at all. ↗

— John Bruton

#deterred #fear #organisations #retaliation #states

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

#conflict #evolve #foundation #human #love

Obviously this is the world descending into worse and worse standards of targeting civilians both in state violence in Iraq, Gaza and so on and the terrorist retaliation. ↗

— Clare Short

#civilians #descending #gaza #into #iraq

Vengeance is a monster of appetite, forever bloodthirsty and never filled." - from "The Tarishe Curse ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#retaliation #retribution #revenge #richelle #richelle-goodrich

We(Pakistan) will eat grass, even go hungry, but we will get one of our own (Atom bomb).... We have no other choice! ↗

— Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

#determination #inspiring #pakistan #retaliation #inspirational

The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... the answer to criminal aggression is retaliation. ↗

— Jeff Cooper

#answer #criminal #important #prevail #retaliation