The use of force is always an answer to problems...[ It] isn't an attractive answer, though.

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The use of force is always an answer to problems, but it isn't an attractive answer, though. It is only the answer used to solve problems that cannot be solved any other way. Violence solves nothing. There are always other ways to resolve a conflict without resorting to violence.

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