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“Activism pays the rent on being alive and being here on the planet.”

Book:The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker

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The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker

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Alice Walker

Alice Walker is a renowned American author born on February 9, 1944. Her works are known for their profound social criticism and feminist ideas, with notable titles including 'The Color Purple' and 'Beloved'. more

“In 1989, thirteen nations comprising 1,695,000 people experienced nonviolent revolutions that succeeded beyond anyone's wildest expectations . . . If we add all the countries touched by major nonviolent actions in our century (the Philippines, South Africa . . . the independence movement in India . . .) the figure reaches 3,337,400,000, a staggering 65% of humanity! All this in the teeth of the assertion, endlessly repeated, that nonviolence doesn't work in the 'real' world.”

“May we look upon our treasure, the furniture of our houses, and our garments, and try to discover whether the seeds of war have nourishment in these our possessions.”

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Author:John Woolman

“It is the law of love that rules mankind.”

Law Peace Mankind

Book:Gandhi on Non-violence

Source: Gandhi on Non-violence

“Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each of us. To build for man a world without fear, we must be without fear. To build a world of justice, we must be just.”

Men World Peace Justice

Author:Dag Hammarskjold

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