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Also, keep in mind that Ghandi, King and other who had great accomplishments through the use of nonviolence, had leverage that gave them the power to make demands. In both cases they certainly had what was right on their side, but it was the possibility of great civil unrest and violence that added to their leverage. I would say they used a non-violent approach to accomplishing their goals, but in the end we don't know if they would have sanctioned violence. I know King had no objections to the national guard being used to protect children going to school, hence the threatened use of violence to protect life and liberty.
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