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“As an adherent of nonviolence, I cannot consistently support war.”

Jeanette Rankin

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Believing in nonviolence means you are against hurting others and want to solve problems without fighting. If you truly follow this belief, you can't support wars because wars involve a lot of violence and harm to people. Imagine a person who always tries to settle arguments by talking and finding peaceful solutions. If this person suddenly cheers for a fight between two groups, it wouldn't make sense and would go against their peaceful ways. During the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, Martin Luther King Jr. believed in nonviolent protests to end racial discrimination. He couldn't support violent actions because that would contradict his principle of achieving justice without causing harm. Similarly, someone who values nonviolence should always look for peaceful methods even when big conflicts happen. It shows staying true to your beliefs, even when it’s hard. This idea can help someone in their own life by reminding them to stick to their principles of peace, even when others might resort to aggression.

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Conflict Ethics Gandhi Moral principles Nonviolence Pacifism Peace Philosophy War
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