“The deprivation of physical sensory pleasure is the principle root cause of violence.”

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

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American psychologist 1930

James W. Prescott (1930) American psychologist

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

“Certain sensory experiences during the formative periods of development will create a neuropsychological predisposition for either violence-seeking or pleasure-seeking behaviors later in life.”

James W. Prescott (1930) American psychologist

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

“Most of our 'pleasure' activities appear to be substitutes for the natural sensory pleasures of touching.”

James W. Prescott (1930) American psychologist

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

“The detrimental effects of infant physical affectional deprivation seem to be compensated for later in life by sexual body pleasure experiences during adolescence.”

James W. Prescott (1930) American psychologist

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

“The range of socially permissible and desirable satisfaction is greatly enlarged, but through this satisfaction, the Pleasure Principle is reduced—deprived of the claims which are irreconcilable with the established society. Pleasure, thus adjusted, generates submission.”

Herbert Marcuse book One-Dimensional Man

Source: One-Dimensional Man (1964), p. 75

“Sometimes it is harder to deprive oneself of a pain than of a pleasure.”

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) American novelist and screenwriter

Quoted, Tender is the Night (1934)

“I have become convinced that the most serious and unaddressed worldwide challenge is the deprivation and abuse of women and girls, largely caused by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare.”

Jimmy Carter (1924) American politician, 39th president of the United States (in office from 1977 to 1981)

A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power (2014)
Post-Presidency

“We lack emotional connection even when we are surrounded by other people. This feeling of being profoundly alone is the root cause of unhappiness in the human race. It is the root cause of addictions. It is the root cause of suicide. It is the root cause of acts of terror. And it is the root of the dysfunction in the way society is structured.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher

“We are all born with extraordinary powers of imagination, intelligence, feeling, intuition, spirituality, and of physical and sensory awareness. (p.9)”

Ken Robinson (1950) UK writer

Source: The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

“Physical love is unthinkable without violence.”

Milan Kundera book The Unbearable Lightness of Being

pg 111
Source: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1984), Part Three: Words Misunderstood

“The deprivation of physical sensory pleasure is the principle root cause of violence.”

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