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“Part of the reason I embrace nonviolence is that it's the most effective thing we can do. It's a more advanced tactic than violence. If people who engage in violence want to escalate their tactics, they would escalate to nonviolence.”

People Ifs Want Reason Can Do Violence Embrace Nonviolence Tactics

Author:Tim DeChristopher

“Many people today agree that we need to reduce violence in our society. If we are truly serious about this, we must deal with the roots of violence, particularly those that exist within each of us. We need to embrace 'inner disarmament,' reducing our own emotions of suspicion, hatred and hostility toward our brothers and sisters”

People Ifs Needs Today Deals Emotion Violence Serious Brother Roots Hatred Agree Embrace Our Society Suspicion Brothers And Sisters Hostility Reducing Disarmament

Author:Dalai Lama

“The desire of perfection became the ruling passion of their soul; and it is well known, that while reason embraces a cold mediocrity, our passions hurry us, with rapid violence, over the space which lies between the most opposite extremes.”

Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“All violence is injustice. Responding to violence with violence is injustice, not only to the other person but also to oneself. Responding to violence with violence resolves nothing; it only escalates violence, anger and hatred. It is only with compassion that we can embrace and disintegrate violence. This is true in relationships between individuals as well as in relationships between nations.”

Wells Persons Individual Nations Compassion Violence Hatred Embrace Injustice Oneself Resolve Responding

Book:Calming the Fearful Mind: Easyread Large Bold Edition

Source: Calming the Fearful Mind: Easyread Large Bold Edition