Violence, Assault, Immigration, Problems, Loretta Ross

“[Women facing] domestic violence, sexual assault, financial violence are now also dealing with immigration violence, compounding their problems. … There’s so much harm being done, we almost have to invent new words to describe it.” – Loretta Ross

Found in Spring 2026 issue of Ms. Magazine, page 1.

People with Power, Violence, Noam Chomsky

“See, people with power understand exactly one thing: violence.” ― Noam Chomsky

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2476.Noam_Chomsky.

Racism, Violence, Gloria Steinem

"The same way that racism is a white person's problem, violence against women is a men's problem." - Gloria Steinem

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gloriastei690680.html.

Non-Violence, Violence, Joan Baez

“Non-violence is a flop. The only bigger flop is violence.” - Joan Baez

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 127.

Racism, Violence, Gloria Steinem

"The same way that racism is a white person's problem, violence against women is a men's problem." - Gloria Steinem

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gloriastei690680.html.

Win a War, Win an Earthquake, Jeanette Rankin, Non-Violence, Violence, Joan Baez

“You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.” - Jeanette Rankin

“Non-violence is a flop. The only bigger flop is violence.” - Joan Baez

Both found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 127.

Violence, Last Refuge, Incompetent, Isaac Asimov

“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” ― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/16667.Isaac_Asimov.

Violence, Last Refuge, Incompetent, Isaac Asimov

“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” ― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/16667.Isaac_Asimov.

'Many Sides', Morally Equal, Wrong Side, Child, Heather Heyer, Sen. Kamala Harris, Susan Bro

“'Many sides' suggests that there is no right side or wrong side, that all are morally equal. But I reject that. It's not hard to spot the wrong side here. They're the ones with the torches and the swastikas.” - Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), condemning the violence in Charlottesville, Virgina, and President Donald Trump's “many sides” response.

“They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Well, guess what – you just magnified her.” - Susan Bro, speaking at a memorial service for her daughter, Heather Heyer, who was murdered by a neo-Nazi in Charlottesville

Both quotes are from the Fall 2017 issue of Ms. Magazine, page 6.

Win a War, Win an Earthquake, Jeanette Rankin, Non-Violence, Flop, Violence, Joan Baez

“You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.” - Jeanette Rankin

“Non-violence is a flop. The only bigger flop is violence.” - Joan Baez

Both found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 127.