A monk, a rabbi, and the 'Meaning of this Hour': war and nonviolence in Abraham Joshua Heschel and Thomas Merton*.
From: Cross Currents
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Date: 6/22/2005
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Author: Magid, Shaul
"Do you know, Fontanes, what astonishes me most in the world? The
inability of force to create anything. In the long run the sword is
always beaten by the spirit."
Napoleon Bonaparte
"That which distinguishes us from all the animals is our capacity to
be nonviolent. And we fulfill our mission only to the extent that we
are nonviolent and no more."
M.K. Gandi, "Nonviolence: The Greatest Force"
"Power can guarantee the interests of some, but it ...
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