Violence is essentially wordless. and it can begin only where thought …

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Violence is essentially wordless. and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down. ✨ Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Merton (1965). Gandhi on Non-violence, p.7, New Directions Publishing
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