Michael Haneke

It's impossible to consider living without ideals. However, when ideas lead to ideology, that's a very dangerous thing. Ideology then leads to creating the image of an enemy, and it leads to the murder and massacre that we've seen since the beginning of time.

American Director

Pythagoras

As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other.

Greek Mathematician

Steven Pinker

We know about every massacre that has taken place close to the present, but the ones in the distant past are like trees falling in the forest with no one to hear them.

Canadian Scientist

Diane Abbott

The honest truth is that if this government were to propose the massacre of the first-born, it would still have no difficulty in getting it through the Commons.

British Politician

Paul Valery

War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other.

French Poet

Desmond Tutu

In its history, Europe has committed so many massacres and horrors that it should bow its own head in shame.

South African Leader

Mark Twain

Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.

American Writer

Italo Calvino

In abortion, the person who is massacred, physically and morally, is the woman.

Italian Journalist

Mark McKinnon

The Newtown massacre created a tipping point on the gun debate in America.

American Businessman

Philip Roth

Old age isn't a battle; old age is a massacre.

American Novelist

Massacre involves violence, often implying it was one-sided and unexpected.

Violent Act

Historically, 'massacre' references large-scale killings, like in wars or genocide.

Historical Usage

Massacre has a negative connotation, suggesting unjust or cruel killings.

Negative Connotation

In sports or competition, 'massacre' means one team significantly outperforms another.

Figurative Use

The term can suggest an overstatement for any one-sided competition or argument.

Exaggerated Outcome

Used casually, 'massacre' adds humor or hyperbole to a situation.

Informal Setting

As a verb, 'massacre' means to kill many deliberately and cruelly.

Deliberate Killing

It implies causing extensive harm or damage, often in a treacherous manner.

Extensive Harm

Using 'massacre' emphasizes the severity of the action over other verbs like 'kill'.

Severity

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