John Boyle O'Reilly

It is heroic to prepare for war with a tyrant power. Patriots will always win the admiration of mankind for daring to meet the bloodshed of battle for their country's liberty. But the patriot who is willing to go to that sacrifice will be the first to condemn the aimless and secret shedding of blood in time of peace.

Irish Poet

Abraham Lincoln

In my view of the present aspect of affairs, there is no need of bloodshed and war. There is no necessity for it. I am not in favor of such a course, and I may say in advance, there will be no blood shed unless it be forced upon the government. The government will not use force unless force is used against it.

American President

Mwai Kibaki

We know from our own history, and that of our neighbors, that where conflicts and disagreements are not resolved peacefully, the suffering and bloodshed that follows and the collapse of economic and social development leads to tragic consequences.

Kenyan Statesman

Emmanuel Macron

France was given up to fire and bloodshed, she experienced famine, she experienced the worst of things, she was nearly chopped up in pieces forever because of the decision... to exclude, to brand one party as guilty and annihilate them.

French Politician

Martin Luther King, Jr.

The principle of self defense, even involving weapons and bloodshed, has never been condemned, even by Gandhi.

American Leader

Kamisese Mara

And I said, yes, if you think that I avoid bloodshed by standing aside, then I will stand aside.

Fijian Statesman

Bob Marley

It take many a year, mon, and maybe some bloodshed must be, but righteousness someday prevail.

Jamaican Singer

Mao Zedong

Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.

Chinese Leader

Chief Joseph

I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.

Leader

Eduard Shevardnadze

I couldn't stand the idea of bloodshed, casualties.

Politician

Sometimes 'bloodshed' is used to mean general violence, not just killing.

Non-literal Use

'Bloodshed' often suggests negative judgment towards violence.

Negative Connotations

Used in historical contexts to discuss battles or violent events from the past.

Historical Context

Indicates numerous casualties typically seen in larger conflicts or wars.

Scale of Conflict

In contemporary usage, 'bloodshed' can refer to violence in modern crises.

Modern Implications

Often highlights the tragedy of non-combatants harmed in violence.

Innocent Victims

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 and managing around happiness in Bhutan -- including, just recently, taking his country from being an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy with no bloodshed, no coup. Bhutan, for those of you who don't know it, is the newest democracy in the world, just two years ago.

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 Instead, the way to avoid needless bloodshed is to establish a public understanding of our shared human nature. Ironically, it was this cycle of relatively peaceful ideas that triggered his fallout with many fellow writers and philosophers. Despite the controversy,

Is life meaningless? And...

 that had once given birth to the first Athenians and had nurtured and cared for all of their descendants ever since, with her precious gifts of soils, water, stone and crops. Indeed, if anything should pollute her soils with unlawful bloodshed,

Why there's no such...

 We're here to see if we can figure out a way to stop the suffering and the bloodshed in Chechnya." The conversation got back on track. That's the role of the third side, to help the parties go to the balcony. Now let me take you, for a moment,

The walk from "no" to...

 and his impatience leads to bloodshed and death, including his own and Juliet's. Moving on to romantic heroes. Now these guys might sound like they might have a better love life and chance at happiness, but that's not always the case.

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 you can achieve peace in exactly 6 moves. You make the swaps and all is well until the fifth night. One of your rival gods wants to see the bloodshed continue, and has taken advantage of a forgotten prophecy.

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 your professor, your student. Once a life of happiness and joy and suddenly, pain and sorrow. Everyone in your country has been touched by the violence, the bloodshed, the pain, the horror -- everybody.

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 going on but it's likely to involve bloodshed

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