(noun) Extreme force. Example: "The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive."
"Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding."
"Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain."
"No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism."
"An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind."
"Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him."
"Everyone has violence in themselves. I'm violent."
"Violence is not only impractical but immoral."
"Liberty and democracy become unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood."
"Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong."
"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence."
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
"Poverty is the worst form of violence."