Violence, whether spiritual or physical, is a quest for identity and the meaningful. The less identity, the more violence. (Marshall McLuhan)

Violence, whether spiritual or physical, is a quest for identity and the meaningful. The less identity, the more violence.

Marshall McLuhan

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