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There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will read more
There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.
Political history is largely an account of mass violence and of the expenditure of vast resources to cope with mythical read more
Political history is largely an account of mass violence and of the expenditure of vast resources to cope with mythical fears and hopes
If we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people to not read more
If we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people to not kill each other? Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want.
Violence has no constitutional sanction; and every government from the beginning has moved against it. But where grievances pile high read more
Violence has no constitutional sanction; and every government from the beginning has moved against it. But where grievances pile high and most of the elected spokesmen represent the Establishment, violence may be the only effective response.
Nonviolence doesn't always work -- but violence never does.
Nonviolence doesn't always work -- but violence never does.
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.
When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.
The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence.
The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence.
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a read more
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.
