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“Oh! that gentleness! how far more potent is it than force!”

I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only o...

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

Above all, Christians are not allowed to correct with violence.

All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do.