The phrase "violence begets violence" (or "hate begets hate") - TopicsExpress



          

The phrase "violence begets violence" (or "hate begets hate") means that violent behavior promotes other violent behavior, in return. The phrase has been used for over 50 years, as in speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1958) or the news report "Study: TV Violence Begets Violence" by CBS News (March 2003). Violence begets violence and evil begets evil are concepts described in the Gospel of Matthew, verse 26:52. The passage depicts a disciple (identified in the Gospel of John as Peter) drawing a sword to defend against the arrest of Jesus but being told to sheath his weapon: Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:50:53 +0000

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