The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. Only reverance can restrain violence - reverance for human life and the environment. (William Sloane Coffin)

The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. Only reverance can restrain violence - reverance for human life and the environment.

William Sloane Coffin

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