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

- James Gilligan

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

- James Gilligan

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 …

- James Gilligan

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…

- James Gilligan