Violence quotes
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"It is possible, I suppose, that we are returning to a Dark Age. What is frightening is that violence is not only represented by nations, but everywhere walks among us freely."
"Tortures are a dangerous invention, and seem to be a test of endurance rather than of truth."
"There are things that can be accomplished only by violence. Physical love is unthinkable without violence."
"Caroline says as she gets up from the floor, you can hit me all you want to, but I don't love you anymore."
"... the unnatural ways we substitute for the natural prove not enough and soon there must be more and more unnaturalness, more and more violence."
