The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.

Anonymous
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Nelson Mandela was speaking about the power of nonviolent resistance to apartheid in South Africa. He was also speaking about the power of resistance. The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence. It’s not about whether you fight back or whether you don’t fight back, but whether you resist or submit.

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