Peace is the alternative to war, and nonviolence should be seen as the…

Jesse Jackson
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Peace is the alternative to war, and nonviolence should be seen as the antidote to violence, not simply as its opposite. Nonviolence is more concerned with saving life than with saving face. ✨ Jesse Jackson: A Candid Conversation with the Civil Rights Leader. Interview with Arthur Kretchmer, playboysfw.kinja.com. February 24, 2014.
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