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James Gilligan is an American psychiatrist and author, husband of Carol Gilligan and best known for his series of books entitled Violence, where he draws on 25 years of work in the American prison system to describe the motivation and causes behind violent behavior.

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The reason that I think it is a waste of time to engage in moral value judgements about people's violence, is because it doesn't advance by one iota our understanding of either the causes or the prevention of the violent behaviour.

People, Thinking, Time, Understanding, Value, Waste

The most dangerous men on earth are those who are afraid they are wimps

Men, Wimps, Earth, Dangerous, Afraid

All violence is an attempt to replace shame with self-esteem.

Attempt, Self Esteem, Shame, Violence

I have yet to see a serious act of violence that was not provoked by the experience of feeling shamed and humiliated, disrespected and ridiculed, and that did not represent the attempt to prevent or undo this ‘loss of face’—no matter how severe the punishment, even if it includes death.

Death, Feelings, Loss, Punishment, Represent, Undo

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