Quotes on Abhorrence

I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.

Author: Frederick Douglass

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

Author: Edgar Poe

Long before the terrifying potential of the arms race was recognized, there was a widespread instinctive abhorrence of nuclear weapons, and a strong desire to get rid of them.

Author: Joseph Rotblat

In those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder and abhorrence one feels towards it now.

Author: John Wise