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Think first of the action that is right to take, think later about coping with one's fears.


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The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point is so to act that one can master them now.

The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point is so to act that one can master them now.



Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change. I think, in fact, that one could give that as a definition of revolution.

Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change. I think, in fact, that one could give that as a definition of revolution.



This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern.

This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern.



A liberation movement that is nonviolent sets the oppressor free as well as the oppressed.

A liberation movement that is nonviolent sets the oppressor free as well as the oppressed.



Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people's minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide.

Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people's minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide.



Our own pulse beats in every stranger's throat.

Our own pulse beats in every stranger's throat.



There should be no censorship of mail.

There should be no censorship of mail.



Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.

Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.



A great many of us must move from words to acts - from words of dissent to acts of disobedience.

A great many of us must move from words to acts - from words of dissent to acts of disobedience.



Vengeance is not the point: change is.

Vengeance is not the point: change is.





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