“It is an unconscious and profound human trait to seek a motive for catastrophic violence. It is a means of self-defense. People need to make contingency plans, to protect themselves, by assigning a motive, recognizing people with that motive, and staying away from them.”— Jeff Victoroff, recordonline.com
“To resort to violence in view of outrageous events or conditions is enormously tempting because of the immediacy and swiftness inherent in it. It goes against the grain of rage and violence to act with deliberate speed; but this does not make it irrational. On the contrary, in private as well as pub…”— Hannah Arendt, nybooks.com