It is the law of love that rules mankind. Had violence, i.e. hate, rules us we would have become extinct long ago. And yet, the tragedy of it is that the so-called civilised men and nations conduct themselves as if the basis of society was violence. β¨ Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Merton (2007). Gandhi on Non-Violence, p.59, New Directions Publishing
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