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What does it mean?
Nonviolence is both the beginning and the end of the speaker's belief system. It defines their entire moral framework.
In plain terms
Nonviolence is the core and end of my beliefs.
What can you take from it?
Make nonviolence your central moral principle.

Where it applies

  • personal ethics
  • activism
  • religious practice

Putting it to work

  • adopt nonviolence as core value
  • live by moral consistency
  • teach nonviolence

Questions to consider

  • What is the first and last article of your faith?
  • Can one belief define your whole life?

Another view

Others may find nonviolence impractical in urgent or extreme situations.

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