I've asked my editors to post this quote in the very front of the book when it finally gets published. Hopefully the reason will be obvious. — RDK
It is because peaceful agitation and passive resistance are, in Liberty’s hands, weapons more deadly to tyranny than any others that I uphold them, and it is because brute force strengthens tyranny that I condemn it.
War and authority are companions; peace and liberty are companions.
The methods and necessities of war involve arbitrary discipline and dictatorship. So-called “war measures” are almost always violations of rights.
Even war for liberty is sure to breed the spirit of authority, with aftereffects unforeseen and incalculable.
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