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Violence arises not out of superfluity of power but out of powerlessness.
-Rollo May
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Rollo May
Violence arises not out of superfluity of power but out of powerlessness.
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We must realize that violence is not confined to physical violence. fear is violence, caste discrimination is violence, exploitation of others, however subtle, is violence, segregation is violence, thinking ill of others and condemning others are violence. in order to reduce individual acts of physical violence, we must work to eliminate violence at all levels, mental, verbal, personal, and social, including violence to animals, plants, and all other forms of life.
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