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Thomas Merton Quotes: Violence is essentially wordless and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down.
         

Violence is essentially wordless and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down.


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Violence is essentially wordless and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down.
         



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