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,NONVIOL5CE3 ,! ,NON-,VIOL5T ,SOCIETY 

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,AU?OR 3 ,G&HI 

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,I ,H,O,L,D ?AT NONVIOL5CE IS NOT M]ELY A P]SONAL VIRTUE4 ,IT IS ALSO A SOCIAL VIRTUE TO BE CULTIVAT$ LIKE ! O!R VIRTUES4 ,SURELY SOCIETY IS L>GELY REGULAT$ BY ! EXPRESSION ( NONVIOL5CE 9 ITS MUTUAL DEAL+S4 ,:AT ,I ASK = IS AN EXT5SION ( IT ON A L>G]1 NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL SCALE4 7,H1 #g-#a-#a#i#c#i1 P#d#a#g7 

,ALL SOCIETY IS HELD TOGE!R BY NONVIOL5CE1 EV5 AS ! E>? IS HELD 9 H] POSITION BY GRAVITATION4 ,BUT :5 ! LAW ( GRAVITATION WAS DISCOV]$1 ! DISCOV]Y YIELD$ RESULTS ( :I* \R ANCE/ORS HAD NO KN[L$GE4 ,EV5 SO1 :5 SOCIETY IS DELIB]ATELY CON/RUCT$ 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! LAW ( NONVIOL5CE1 ITS /RUCTURE WILL BE DIFF]5T 9 MAT]IAL P>TICUL>S FROM :AT IT IS TODAY4 ,BUT ,I CANNOT SAY 9 ADVANCE :AT ! GOV]NM5T BAS$ ON NONVIOL5CE WILL BE LIKE4 

,:AT IS HAPP5+ TODAY IS DISREG>D ( ! LAW ( NONVIOL5CE & 5?RONEM5T ( VIOL5CE AS IF IT W]E AN ET]NAL LAW4 7,H1 #a#a-#a#b-#a#i#c#i1 P#h7 

,SOCIETY BAS$ ON NONVIOL5CE CAN ONLY CONSI/ ( GR\PS SETTL$ 9 VILLAGES 9 :I* VOLUNT>Y COOP]ATION IS ! CONDITION ( DIGNIFI$ & PEACEFUL EXI/5CE4 7,H1 #a#c-#a-#a#i#d1 PP#d#a-#a#a7 

,! ,GOV]NM5T 

  

,! ,GOV]NM5T CANNOT SUCCE$ 9 BECOM+ 5TIRELY NONVIOL5T1 BECAUSE IT REPRES5TS ALL ! PEOPLE4 ,I DO NOT TODAY CONCEIVE ( SU* A GOLD5 AGE4 ,BUT ,I DO BELIEVE 9 ! POSSIBILITY ( A PR$OM9ANTLY NONVIOL5T SOCIETY4 ,& ,I AM WORK+ = IT4 7,H1 #i-#c-#a#i#d1 P#c#a7 

,!RE REMA9S ! QUE/ION AS TO :E!R 9 AN IDEAL SOCIETY1 !RE %\LD BE ANY OR NO GOV]NM5T4 ,I DO NOT ?9K WE NE$ WORRY \RSELVES AB\T ?IS AT ! MOM5T4 ,IF WE CONT9UE TO WORK = SU* A SOCIETY1 IT WILL SL[LY COME 9TO BE+ TO AN EXT5T1 SU* ?AT ! PEOPLE CAN B5EFIT BY IT4 ,EUCLID'S L9E IS ONE )\T BREAD?1 BUT NO ONE HAS SO F> BE5 ABLE TO DRAW IT & NEV] WILL4 ,ALL ! SAME1 IT IS ONLY BY KEEP+ ! IDEAL L9E 9 M9D ?AT WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS 9 GEOMETRY4 ,:AT IS TRUE H]E IS TRUE ( EV]Y IDEAL4 

,AN>*Y 

  

,IT MU/ BE REMEMB]$ ?AT NO:]E 9 ! WORLD DOES A ,/ATE )\T GOV]NM5T EXI/4 ,IF AT ALL IT C\LD EV] COME 9TO BE+1 IT W\LD BE 9 ,9DIA2 =1 \RS IS ! ONLY C\NTRY :]E ! ATTEMPT HAS1 AT ANY RATE1 BE5 MADE4 ,WE HAVE NOT YET BE5 ABLE TO %[ ?AT BRAV]Y TO ! DEGREE :I* IS NECESS>Y & = ! ATTA9M5T ( :I* !RE IS ONLY ONE WAY4 ,?OSE :O HAVE FAI? 9 ! LATT] HAVE TO DEMON/RATE IT4 ,9 ORD] TO DO SO1 ! FE> ( DEA? HAS TO BE COMPLETELY %$1 JU/ AS WE HAVE %$ ! FE> ( PRISONS4 7,H1 #a#e-#i-#a#i#d#f1 P#c#i7 

,DEMOCRACY & ,NONVIOL5CE 

  

,SCI5CE ( W> LEADS ONE TO DICTATOR%IP PURE & SIMPLE4 ,SCI5CE ( NONVIOL5CE CAN ALONE LEAD ONE TO PURE DEMOCRACY4 7,H1 #a#e-#a-#a#i#c#h1 P#b#i7 

,DEMOCRACY & VIOL5CE CAN ILL GO TOGE!R4 ,! ,/ATE ?AT >E TODAY NOM9ALLY DEMOCRATIC HAVE EI!R TO BECOME FRANKLY TOTALIT>IAN1 OR IF !Y >E TO BECOME TRULY DEMOCRATIC1 !Y MU/ BECOME C\RAGE\SLY NONVIOL5T4 7,H1 #a#b-#a#a-#a#i#c#h1 P#c#b#h7 

,HOLD+ ! VIEW ?AT1 )\T ! RECOGNITION ( NONVIOL5CE ON A NATIONAL SCALE1 !RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS A CON/ITUTIONAL OR DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T1 ,I DEVOTE MY 5]GY TO ! PROPAGATION ( NONVIOL5CE AS ! LAW ( \R LIFE1 9DIVIDUAL1 SOCIAL1 POLITICAL1 NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL4 ,I FANCY ?AT ,I HAVE SE5 ! LI<T1 ?\< DIMLY4 ,I WRITE CAUTI\SLY = ,I DO NOT PR(ESS TO KN[ ! :OLE ( ! ,LAW4 ,IF ,I KN[ ! SUCCESS ( MY EXP]IM5TS1 ,I KN[ ALSO MY FAILURES4 ,BUT ! SUCCESSES >E 5\< TO FILL ME ) UNDY+ HOPE4 

,I HAVE (T5 SAID ?AT IF ONE TAKES C>E ( ! MEANS1 ! 5D WILL TAKE C>E ( ITSELF4 ,NONVIOL5CE IS ! MEANS1 ! 5D = EV]YONE IS COMPLETE 9DEP5D5CE4 ,!RE WILL BE AN 9T]NATIONAL ,LEAGUE ONLY :5 ALL ! NATIONS1 BIG OR SMALL1 COMPOS+ IT >E FULLY 9DEP5D5T4 ,! NATURE ( ?AT 9DEP5D5CE WILL CORRESPOND TO ! EXT5T ( NONVIOL5CE ASSIMILAT$ BY ! NATIONS CONC]N$4 ,ONE ?+ IS C]TA94 ,9 A SOCIETY BAS$ ON NONVIOL5CE1 ! SMALLE/ NATION WILL FEEL AS TALL AS ! TALLE/4 ,! IDEA ( SUP]IORITY & 9F]IORITY WILL BE :OLLY OBLIT]AT$4 

444,! CONCLUSION IS IRRESI/IBLE ?AT = ONE LIKE ME1 W$D$ TO NONVIOL5CE1 CON/ITUTIONAL OR DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T IS A DI/ANT DREAM SO LONG AS NONVIOL5CE IS NOT RECOGNIZ$ AS A LIV+ =CE1 AN 9VIOLABLE CRE$1 NOT A M]E POLICY4 ,:ILE ,I PRATE AB\T UNIV]SAL NONVIOL5CE1 MY EXP]IM5T IS CONF9$ TO ,9DIA4 ,IF IT SUCCE$S1 ! WORLD WILL ACCEPT IT )\T EF=T4 ,!RE IS H[EV] A BIT ,B,U,T4 ,! PAUSE DOES NOT WORRY ME4 ,MY FAI? IS BRI<TE/ 9 ! MID/ ( IMP5ETRABLE D>KNESS4 7,H1 #a#a-#a#b-#a#i#c#i1 P#h7 

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,BY ITS V]Y NATURE1 NONVIOL5CE CANNOT 'SEIZE' P[]1 NOR CAN ?AT BE ITS GOAL4 ,BUT NONVIOL5CE CAN DO MORE2 IT CAN EFFECTIVELY CONTROL & GUIDE P[] )\T CAPTUR+ ! MA*9]Y ( GOV]NM5T4 ,?AT IS ITS BEAUTY4 

,!RE IS AN EXCEPTION1 ( C\RSE4 ,IF ! NONVIOL5T NON-COOP]ATION ( ! PEOPLE IS SO COMPLETE ?AT ! ADM9I/RATION CEASES TO FUNCTION OR IF ! ADM9I/RATION CRUMBLES UND] ! IMPACT ( A =EIGN 9VASION & A VACUUM RESULTS1 ! PEOPLE'S REPRES5TATIVES WILL !N /EP 9 & FILL IT4 ,!ORETICALLY ?AT IS POSSIBLE4 

,BUT ! USE ( P[] NE$ NOT NECESS>ILY BE VIOL5T4 ,A FA!R WIELDS P[] OV] HIS *ILDR52 HE MAY EV5 PUNI% BUT NOT BY 9FLICT+ VIOL5CE4 ,! MO/ EFFECTIVE EX]CISE ( P[] IS ?AT :I* IRKS LEA/4 ,P[] RI<TLY EX]CIS$ MU/ SIT LI<T AS A FL[]2 NO ONE %\LD FEEL ! WEI<T ( IT4 

,! PEOPLE ACCEPT$ ! AU?ORITY ( ! ,CONGRESS WILL+LY4 ,I WAS ON MORE ?AN ONE OCCASION 9VE/$ ) ! ABSOLUTE P[] ( DICTATOR%IP4 ,BUT EV]YBODY KNEW ?AT MY P[] RE/$ ON !IR WILL+ ACCEPTANCE4 ,!Y C\LD SET ME ASIDE AT ANY TIME & ,I W\LD HAVE /EPP$ ASIDE )\T A MURMUR4 

,PROPHETS & SUP]M5 >E BORN ONLY ONCE 9 AN AGE4 ,BUT IF EV5 A S+LE 9DIVIDUAL REALIZES ! IDEAL ( AHIMSA 9 ITS FULLNESS1 HE COV]S & R$EEMS ! :OLE SOCIETY4 ,ONCE ,JESUS HAD BLAZ$ ! TRAIL1 HIS TWELVE DISCIPLES C\LD C>RY ON HIS MISSION )\T HIS PRES5CE4 

,IT NE$$ ! P]SEV]ANCE & G5IUS ( SO MANY G5]ATIONS ( SCI5TI/S TO DISCOV] ! LAWS ( ELECTRICITY1 BUT TODAY EV]YBODY1 EV5 *ILDR5 USE ELECTRIC P[] 9 !IR DAILY LIFE4 ,SIMIL>LY1 IT WILL NOT ALWAYS NE$ A P]FECT BE+ TO ADM9I/] AN IDEAL ,/ATE ONCE IT HAS COME 9TO BE+4 ,:AT IS NE$$ IS A ?OR\< SOCIAL AWAK5+ TO BEG9 )4 ,! RE/ WILL FOLL[4 

,TO TAKE AN 9/ANCE NE>] HOME1 ,I HAVE PRES5T$ TO ! WORK+ CLASS ! TRU? ?AT TRUE CAPITAL IS NOT SILV] OR GOLD1 BUT ! LABOR ( !IR H&S & FEET & !IR 9TELLIG5CE4 ,ONCE LABOR DEVELOPS ?AT AW>5ESS1 IT W\LD NOT NE$ MY PRES5CE TO 5ABLE IT TO MAKE USE ( ! P[] ?AT IT WILL RELEASE4 7,T,N,H1 PP#i#a-#i#c7 

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