1/ The contest between authoritarianism & democracy is not merely political; it’s a contest between 2 dimensions of human consciousness. As such, it will take a more expanded set of powers than mere traditional political activism in order to defeat the forces that would limit us.

2/ Nonviolent political activism is a more sophisticated, not a naïve political theory. “Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

Give me one instance where “non-violent protest” has worked and I’ll give you 100 instances where violent protest has worked.

The Indian independence movement, the US civil rights movement.