Violence begets violence begets violence. When you deny the humanity of others, you deny your own humanity.
Darkness can’t be destroyed by darkness. Only light can vanquish darkness. Only love can vanquish hate.
There is no us and them. There is only us. When you forget that we belong to each other, you forget yourself.
The only way to peace is the way of peace. Violence is the wide road to violence. Peace is the narrow path to peace.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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