#brutal

The United States, per capita, at a certain period in its history, had the most junkies of any country ever in the world - right after the Civil War. The most brutal war, the greatest amount of casualties that America's ever had. ↗

— Al Lewis

#america #amount #any #brutal #capita

I know of no book which has been a source of brutality and sadistic conduct, both public and private, that can compare with the Bible. ↗

— James Paget

#bible #book #both #brutality #compare

Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression. ↗

— John Charles Polanyi

#been #brutal #century #human #human rights

Always, however brutal an age may actually have been, its style transmits its music only. ↗

— Andre Malraux

#age #always #been #brutal #however

I admit there's an element of brutality in all my work - it's part of the truth about human existence I always want to explore - but the last thing I'm trying to do is put on some kind of freak show, inviting people to get off on other people's pain and humiliation. ↗

— Todd Solondz

#admit #always #brutality #element #existence

One, a mass movement from within, which, as you know, is constantly being put down brutally but which, again, regroups and moves forward as is happening right now as we are speaking. ↗

— Wole Soyinka

#being #brutally #constantly #down #forward

You can either look at things in a brutal, truthful way that's depressing, or you can screw around and have fun. ↗

— David Spade

#brutal #depressing #either #fun #have fun

You come there and hang out and have a drink before the show and eat, so it's not that brutal. It's only $6. ↗

— Todd Barry

#brutal #come #drink #eat #hang

If men had to do their vile work without the assistance of woman and the stimulant of strong drink they would be obliged to be more divine and less brutal. ↗

— Caroline Nichols Churchill

#brutal #divine #drink #had #less

The age in which we live can only be characterized as one of barbarism. Our civilization is in the process not only of being militarized, but also being brutalized. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#also #barbarism #being #brutalized #characterized