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About this quote

What does it mean?
The US needs love, peace, compassion, and justice rather than division, hatred, or violence.
In plain terms
Choose love and justice over hate and violence.
What can you take from it?
Heal society with compassion.

Where it applies

  • social unrest
  • political division
  • community building

Putting it to work

  • promote dialogue
  • support the suffering

Questions to consider

  • How do we overcome hate?
  • What unites us most?

Another view

Compassion alone may not stop those who use force.

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