Violence and smut are of course everywhere on the airwaves. You cannot turn on your television without seeing them, although read more

Violence and smut are of course everywhere on the airwaves. You cannot turn on your television without seeing them, although sometimes you have to hunt around.

Violence has no constitutional sanction; and every government from the beginning has moved against it. But where grievances pile high read more

Violence has no constitutional sanction; and every government from the beginning has moved against it. But where grievances pile high and most of the elected spokesmen represent the Establishment, violence may be the only effective response.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Violence does even justice unjustly.

Violence does even justice unjustly.

Violence is unnecessary and costly. Peace is the only way.

Violence is unnecessary and costly. Peace is the only way.

Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture read more

Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person, when we obey because there is fear. So violence isn't merely organized butchery in the name of God, in the name of society or country. Violence is much more subtle, much deeper, and we are inquiring into the very depths of violence.

We are effectively destroying ourselves by violence masquerading as love.

We are effectively destroying ourselves by violence masquerading as love.

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

Domestic and social violence usually starts off with a few angry words and a few hurt feelings that don't get read more

Domestic and social violence usually starts off with a few angry words and a few hurt feelings that don't get resolved, then escalates into feelings of betrayal, rage and revenge. Inner feelings of rage soon spill over into all aspects of society. Social stress multiplies daily with every new report of political upheaval, child abuse, drug abuse, workplace violence, children bringing guns to school, homelessness, ethnic wars or some other crisis. The root cause of a lot of these social stresses is the inner violence created by dysfunctional communication between the heart and the mind. As social stress increases, we're faced with a choice: Retreat into fear and isolation, become angry and bitter, try to ignore it all, or take responsibility for our own stress reactions. Bobby Jagdev For peace, we must prepare for war. Slade Whitfield -Doc Childre.