"The weak and the defenceless, in this imperfect world, invite aggression from others. The best way in which we can serve the cause of peace is by removing the temptation from the path of those who think that we are weak and, therefore, they can bully or attack us. That temptation can only be removed if we make ourselves so strong that nobody dares entertain any aggressive designs against us."
React to this quote
More by Muhammad Ali Jinnah
See allResonant Thoughts
"Nor are the general laws of economics "institutional." They work in an institutional setting, and upon institutional material; institutions supply much of their content and furnish the machinery by wh…"
"In the providential history of mankind, Adam fell on the individual level; Noah fell on the family level; Abraham on the tribal level ; Moses, on the national level; and Jesus, both on the national an…"
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"Say too soon what you think and you will say what everyone else thinks."
— James Richardson"It's a movie that bewilders some viewers and mesmerizes others. A man I met while we were exercising our do…"
— Peter Greenaway"Not only is Homo economicus self-centered, he is a murdering psychopath. However, as with much of neoclassi…"
— David Orrell"I think by shattering it we can create a new form, a new way to look at what is valuable—how we decide what…"
— Ai Weiwei"When we talk of architecture, people usually think of something static; this is wrong. What we are thinking…"
— Carlo Carrà"We cannot find out what a home is by looking at actual instances of homes, since we cannot even begin to pi…"
— R. W. K. Paterson