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Originally Posted by aceventura3
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.
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Well, let's ask them, shall we?
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
-Gandhi
"Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary."
-Gandhi
"I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life."
-Gandhi (a little martyrish there, eh Cynth?)
"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love."
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
And one of my personal favorites:
"Let no man pull you low enough to hate him."
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By the way: easy to be a pacifist when there's nothing at risk? You're damn right, ace:
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Think he was talking about how big a gun you're standing with in times of challenge and controversy?