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VoltaireIt is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

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Eugene IonescoThat's how we stay young these days: murder and suicide.

—  Eugene Ionesco, 1912-1994, French-Romanian playwright

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Thomas SowellAs history has also shown, especially in the twentieth century, one of the first things an ideologue will do after achieving absolute power is kill.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

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Antonio PorchiaYou think you are killing me. I think you are committing suicide.

—  Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet

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NapoleonReligion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Jean RostandKill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god.

—  Jean Rostand, 1894-1977, French scientist & philosopher

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Will DurantScience tells us how to heal and how to kill; it reduces the death rate in retail and then kills us wholesale in war.

—  Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher

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Anton ChekhovWhich executioner is the more humane, he who kills you in a few minutes or he who drags the life out of you in the course of many years.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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Mahatma GandhiThere are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for.

—  Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian leader of independence

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Winston ChurchillWhen you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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William ShakespeareThe first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Henry VI

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George Bernard ShawWhen a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport: when the tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity. The distinction between Crime and Justice is no greater.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Jean-Luc GodardKilling a man in defense of an idea is not defending an idea; it is killing a man.

—  Jean-Luc Godard, 1930-2022, French film director

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Vladimir NabokovNowadays you have to be a scientist if you want to be a killer.

—  Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer

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Jean RostandHe who kills out of selfishness kills a little. Out of ambition, a lot. From ideology, monstrously.

—  Jean Rostand, 1894-1977, French scientist & philosopher

Henry de MontherlantIf you are not ready to kill what you claim to hate, do not say you hate: you are prostituting that word.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Henry de MontherlantWe love, in animals, that we can kill them legally. In war, too, we like to be able to kill legally. Of course, men never admit that.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

José SaramagoDoesn’t anybody understand that killing in the name of God only makes Him a murderer?

—  José Saramago, 1922-2010, Portuguese writer [Nobel 1998]

Saul BellowOne thought–murder a day keeps the psychiatrist away.

—  Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976

Edgar Allan PoeI was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.

—  Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, American writer

Leonardo da VinciThe time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men.

—  Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian polymath & painter

Funny Quotes

Woody AllenWhy does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage

—  Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director

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Proverbs

Greek proverbBetter the mother of the killer than the mother of the killed.

—  Greek proverb

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