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The center offers virtual classes on Martin Luther King’s philosophy of nonviolence.
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Sudhin Thanawala, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
His profound commitment to nonviolence never wavered.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
In the long term, universities can add dedicated courses on nonviolence to their catalogues.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Both men encountered resistance from a more militant faction of the movement, which began to question the efficacy of nonviolence.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
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Sudhin Thanawala, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
His profound commitment to nonviolence never wavered.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
In the long term, universities can add dedicated courses on nonviolence to their catalogues.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Both men encountered resistance from a more militant faction of the movement, which began to question the efficacy of nonviolence.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Nonviolence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolence. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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