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> [I know that in embarking on non-violence I shall be running what might be termed a mad risk. But the victories of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/i-know-that-in-embarking-on-non-violence-i-shall-be-running-what/)

[Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/)

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> [“a government, which does not rest on the sympathies of its subjects, cannot long abide; that human institutions, when not connected with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-prescott/a-government-which-does-not-rest-on-the-sympathies-of-its-subjects/)

[William H. Prescott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-prescott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d73/william-h-prescott-42907_politics_a-government-which-does-not-rest-on-the_1313976.jpg)

> [What sparks wars? The will to power, the backbone of human nature. The threat of violence, the fear of violence, or actual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mitchell/what-sparks-wars-the-will-to-power-the-backbone-of-human-nature-the/)

[David Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mitchell/)

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> [“Another war is always coming Robert. They are never properly extinguished. What sparks wars? The will to power, the backbone of human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitchell-david/another-war-is-always-coming-robert-they-are-never-properly/)

[Mitchell David](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitchell-david/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b5/mitchell-david-263893_human-nature_another-war-is-always-coming-robert-they_2996709.jpg)

> [We shall not yield to violence. We shall not be deprived of union freedoms. We shall never agree with sending people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lech-walesa/we-shall-not-yield-to-violence-we-shall-not-be-deprived-of-union/)

[Lech Walesa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lech-walesa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/lech-walesa-4311_agree_we-shall-not-yield-to-violence-we-shall_3008986.png)

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