He not only practiced nonviolence, he talked about it, trying to convince others it was the way to get things done. If is something which was and is hard for many understand. Here are his words, part of a speech accepting his Nobel in December 1964. Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
Some people still have problems understanding that.
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