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“[R]ight when it's at its hardest, right when you want to give up most, that's when your commitment to the long term is most important. Because unlike you, the people you want to help can't just leave.”

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Book:Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention
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“Everywhere that there is violence, there are also ordinary yet extraordinary people fighting it.... They are courageous, smart, innovative citizens taking risks for what they believe in. They are people who understand the ins and outs of violence in their village or neighborhood--and find ways to confront it.”

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Book:The Trouble with the Congo: Local Violence and the Failure of International Peacebuilding
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