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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,G&HI 

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,M,A,N,Y ,H,A,V,E %AK5 !IR HEADS AS !Y HAVE SAID1 0,BUT Y\ CAN'T TEA* NONVIOL5CE TO ! MASSES4 ,IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE = 9DIVIDUALS & ?AT TOO 9 R>E CASES40 ,?AT IS1 9 MY OP9ION1 A GROSS SELF-DECEPTION4 ,IF MANK9D WAS NOT HABITUALLY NONVIOL5T1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 SELF-DE/ROY$ AGES AGO4 ,BUT 9 ! DUEL BETWE5 =CES ( VIOL5CE & NONVIOL5CE1 ! LATT] HAVE ALWAYS COME \T VICTORI\S 9 ! 5D4 

,! TRU? IS ?AT WE HAVE NOT HAD PATI5CE 5\< TO WAIT & APPLY \RSELVES :OLE-HE>T$LY TO ! SPREAD ( NONVIOL5CE AMONG ! PEOPLE AS A MEANS = POLITICAL 5DS4 7,Y,I1 #b-#a-#a#i#c1 P#d7 

,POLITICAL ,P[] 

  

,TO ME POLITICAL P[] IS NOT AN 5D BUT ONE ( ! MEANS ( 5ABL+ PEOPLE TO BETT] !IR CONDITION 9 EV]Y DEP>TM5T ( LIFE4 ,POLITICAL P[] MEANS CAPACITY TO REGULATE NATIONAL LIFE ?R\< NATIONAL REPRES5TATIVES4 ,IF NATIONAL LIFE BECOMES SO P]FECT AS TO BECOME SELF-REGULAT$1 NO REPRES5TATION BECOME NECESS>Y4 ,!RE IS !N A /ATE ( 5LI<T5$ AN>*Y4 ,9 SU* A /ATE EV]YONE IS HIS [N RUL]4 ,HE RULES HIMSELF 9 SU* A MANN] ?AT HE IS NEV] A H9DRANCE TO HIS NEI<BOR4 

,9 ! IDEAL ,/ATE1 !RE=E1 !RE IS NO POLITICAL P[] BECAUSE !RE IS NO ,/ATE4 ,BUT ! IDEAL IS NEV] FULLY REALIZ$ 9 LIFE4 ,H5CE ! CLASSICAL /ATEM5T ( ,?OREAU ?AT ,GOV]NM5T IS BE/ :I* GOV]NS ! LEA/4 7,Y,I1 #b-#g-#a#i#c#a1 P#a#f#b7 

,CAPITALISM A ,TRU/EE%IP 

  

,IT IS MY FIRM CONVICTION ?AT IF ! ,/ATE SUPPRESS$ CAPITALISM BY VIOL5CE1 IT WILL BE CAU<T 9 ! COILS ( VIOL5CE ITSELF1 & FAILS TO DEVELOP NONVIOL5CE AT ANY TIME4 ,! ,/ATE REPRES5TS VIOL5CE 9 A CONC5TRAT$ & ORGANIZ$ =M4 ,! 9DIVIDUAL HAS A S\L1 BUT AS ! ,/ATE IS A S\LLESS MA*9E1 IT CAN NEV] BE WEAN$ FROM VIOL5CE TO :I* IT [ES ITS V]Y EXI/5CE4 ,H5CE ,I PREF] ! DOCTR9E ( TRU/EE%IP4 

,! FE> IS ALWAYS !RE ?AT ! ,/ATE MAY USE TOO MU* VIOL5CE AGA9/ ?OSE :O DIFF] FROM IT4 ,I W\LD BE V]Y HAPPY1 9DE$1 IF ! PEOPLE CONC]N$ BEHAV$ AS TRU/EES2 BUT IF !Y FAIL1 ,I BELIEVE WE %ALL HAVE TO DEPRIVE !M ( !IR POSSESSIONS ?R\< ! ,/ATE ) ! M9IMUM EX]CISE ( VIOL5CE4 

,?AT IS :Y ,I SAID AT ! ,R\ND ,TABLE ,CONF]5CE ?AT EV]Y VE/$ 9T]E/ MU/ BE SUBJECT$ TO SCRUT9Y1 & CONFISCATION ORD]$ :]E NECESS>Y ) OR )\T COMP5SATION AS ! CASE DEM&$4 

,:AT ,I W\LD P]SONALLY PREF] W\LD BE NOT C5TRALIZATION ( P[] 9 ! H&S ( ! ,/ATE1 BUT AN EXT5SION ( ! S5SE ( TRU/EE%IP1 AS1 9 MY OP9ION1 ! VIOL5CE ( PRIVATE [N]%IP IS LESS 9JURI\S ?AN ! VIOL5CE ( ! ,/ATE4 ,H[EV]1 IF IT IS UNAVOIDABLE1 ,I W\LD SUPPORT A M9IMUM ( ,/ATE-[N]%IP4 

,:ILE ADMITT+ ?AT MAN ACTUALLY LIVES BY HABIT1 ,I HOLD ?AT IT IS BETT] = HIM TO LIVE BY ! EX]CISE ( WILL4 ,I ALSO BELIEVE ?AT M5 >E CAPABLE ( DEVELOP+ !IR WILL TO AN EXT5T ?AT WILL R$UCE EXPLOITATION TO A M9IMUM4 

,I LOOK UPON AN 9CREASE 9 ! P[] ( ! ,/ATE ) ! GREATE/ FE> BECAUSE1 AL?\< :ILE APP>5TLY DO+ GOOD BY M9IMIZ+ EXPLOITATION1 IT DOES ! GREATE/ H>M TO MANK9D BY DE/ROY+ 9DIVIDUALITY1 :I* LIES AT ! ROOT ( ! PROGRESS4 

,WE KN[ ( SO MANY CASES :]E M5 HAVE ADOPT$ TRU/EE%IP1 BUT NON :]E ! ,/ATE HAS REALLY LIV$ = ! POOR4 7,M,R1 ,OCTOB]1 #a#i#c#e1 P#d#a#b7 

,NONVIOL5T ,SW>AJ 

  

,9 ,SW>AJ BAS$ ON AHIMSA1 PEOPLE NE$ NOT KN[ !IR RI<TS1 BUT IT IS NECESS>Y = !M TO KN[ !IR DUTIES4 ,!RE IS NO DUTY BUT CREATES A CORRESPOND+ RI<T1 & ?OSE ONLY >E TRUE RI<TS :I* FL[ FROM A DUE P]=MANCE ( ONE'S DUTIES4 ,H5CE RI<TS ( TRUE CITIZ5%IP ACCRUE ONLY TO ?OSE :O S]VE ! ,/ATE TO :I* !Y BELONG4 ,& !Y ALONE CAN DO JU/ICE TO ! RI<TS ?AT ACCRUE TO !M4 

,EV]YONE POSSESSES ! RI<T TO TELL LIES OR RESORT TO GOONDAISM4 ,BUT ! EX]CISE ( SU* RI<T IS H>MFUL BO? TO ! EX]CIS] & SOCIETY4 ,BUT TO HIM :O OBS]VES TRU? & NONVIOL5CE COMES PRE/IGE1 & PRE/IGE BR+S RI<TS4 ,& PEOPLE :O OBTA9 RI<TS AS A RESULT ( P]=MANCE ( DUTY1 EX]CISE !M ONLY = ! S]VICE ( SOCIETY1 NEV] = !MSELVES4 

,SW>AJ ( A PEOPLE MEANS ! SUM TOTAL ( ! ,SW>AJ 7SELF-RULE7 ( 9DIVIDUALS4 ,& SU* ,SW>AJ COMES ONLY FROM P]=MANCE BY 9DIVIDUALS ( !IR DUTY AS CITIZ5S4 ,9 IT NO ONE ?9KS ( HIS RI<TS4 ,!Y COME1 :5 !Y >E NE$$1 = BETT] P]=MANCE ( DUTY4 7,Y,I1 #b#e-#c-#a#i#c#i1 P#f#d7 

,UND] ,SW>AJ BAS$ ON NONVIOL5CE NOBODY IS ANYBODY'S 5EMY1 EV]YBODY CONTRIBUTES HIS OR H] DUE QUOTA TO ! COMMON GOAL1 ALL CAN READ & WRITE1 & !IR KN[L$GE KEEPS GR[+ FROM DAY TO DAY4 ,SICKNESS & DISEASE >E R$UC$ TO ! M9IMUM4 ,NO ONE IS A PAUP] & LABOR CAN ALWAYS F9D EMPLOYM5T4 ,!RE IS NO PLACE UND] SU* A GOV]NM5T = GAMBL+1 DR9K+ & IMMORALITY OR = CLASS HATR$4 

,! RI* WILL USE !IR RI*ES WISELY & USEFULLY1 & NOT SQU&] !M 9 9CREAS+ !IR POMP & WORLDLY PLEASURES4 ,IT %\LD NOT HAPP5 ?AT A H&FUL ( RI* PEOPLE %\LD LIVE 9 JEWEL$ PALACES & ! MILLIONS 9 MIS]ABLE HOVELS DEVOID ( SUNLI<T OR V5TILATION444 ,9 NONVIOL5T ,SW>AJ !RE CAN BE NO 5CROA*M5T UPON JU/ RI<TS2 CONTR>IWISE NO ONE CAN POSSESS UNJU/ RI<TS4 ,9 A WELL-ORGANIZ$ ,/ATE1 USURPATION %\LD BE AN IMPOSSIBILITY & IT %\LD BE UNNECESS>Y TO RESORT TO =CE = DISPOSSESS+ A USURP]4 7IBID1 P#f#e7 

,DEC5TRALIZATION 

  

,I SUGGE/ ?AT1 IF ,9DIA IS TO EVOLVE ALONG NONVIOL5T L9ES1 IT WILL HAVE TO DEC5TRALIZE MANY ?+S4 ,C5TRALIZATION CANNOT BE SU/A9$ & DEF5D$ )\T ADEQUATE =CE4 ,SIMPLE HOMES FROM :I* !RE IS NO?+ TO TAKE AWAY REQUIRE NO POLIC+2 ! PALACES ( ! RI* MU/ HAVE /RONG GU>DS TO PROTECT !M AGA9/ DECOITY4 ,SO MU/ HUGE FACTORIES4 ,RURALLY ORGANIZ$ ,9DIA WILL RUN LESS RISK ( =EIGN 9VASION ?AN URBANIZ$ ,9DIA WELL EQUIPP$ ) MILIT>Y1 NAVAL & AIR =CES4 

,C5TRALIZATION AS A SY/EM IS 9CONSI/5T ) NONVIOL5T /RUCTURE ( SOCIETY4 7,Y,I1 #a#h-#a-#a#i#d#b1 P#e7 

,MOD]N ,/ATE 

  

,IT IS NOT POSSIBLE = A MOD]N ,/ATE BAS$ ON =CE NONVIOL5TLY TO RESI/ =CES ( DISORD]1 :E!R EXT]NAL OR 9T]NAL4 ,A MAN CANNOT S]VE ,GOD & ,MAMMON1 NOR BE 'TEMP]ATE & FURI\S' AT ! SAME TIME4 ,IT IS CLAIM$ ?AT A ,/ATE CAN BE BAS$ ON NONVIOL5CE1 I4E41 IT CAN (F] NONVIOL5T RESI/ANCE AGA9/ A WORLD COMB9ATION BAS$ ON >M$ =CE4 ,SU* A ,/ATE WAS ,A%OKA'S4 ,! EXAMPLE CAN BE REPEAT$4 ,BUT ! CASE DOES NOT BECOME WEAK EV5 IF IT BE %[N ?AT ,A%OKA'S ,/ATE WAS NOT BAS$ ON NONVIOL5CE4 ,IT HAS TO BE EXAM9$ ON ITS M]ITS44444 

,!RE CAN BE NO NONVIOL5CE (F]$ BY ! MILIT>ILY /RONG4 ,?US1 ,RUSSIA 9 ORD] TO EXPRESS NONVIOL5CE HAS TO DISC>D ALL H] P[] ( DO+ VIOL5CE4 ,:AT IS TRUE IS ?AT IF ?OSE1 :O W]E AT ONE TIME /RONG 9 >M$ MI<T1 *ANGE !IR M9D1 !Y WILL BE BETT] ABLE TO DEMON/RATE !IR NONVIOL5CE TO ! WORLD &1 !RE=E1 ALSO TO !IR OPPON5TS4 7,Y,I1 #a#b-#e-#a#i#d#f1 P#a#b#h7 

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