Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Martin Luther; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Late Medieval Catholic Church. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money, proposing an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517. His refusal to renounce all of his...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth10 November 1483
CityEisleben, Germany
CountryGermany
Our Lord God doesn't do great things except by violence, as they say
Nothing good ever comes of violence.
It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many
Violence is anything that denies human integrity, and leads to hopelessness and helplessness.
Civilization and violence are antithetical concepts.
The modern choice is between non-violence or non-existence.
Violence ends up defeating itself. It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers.
Violence is not the way.
Violence often brings about momentary results.
The question is no longer between violence and non-violence it is between non-violence and non-existence.
Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.
Violence is not only impractical but immoral.
The United States is the largest exporter of violence in the world
I would suffer all the humiliation, all the torture, the absolute ostracism and even death, to prevent violence