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Martin Eden

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39. Violence begets violence. Only Love can conquer Hate.

Sat Aug 29, 2020, 09:39 AM

Aug 2020

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Simple platitudes perhaps, but Honest Truth nevertheless.

We all have the two wolves within us, the good and the bad. Which one wins? The one we choose to feed.

It is so easy and tempting to Hate the Trumpers, to strike back at them any way we can, to repay violence with greater violence. This course will escalate The Troubles, far worse than we're experiencing now.

A House divided against itself cannot stand.

America is our House, inhabited by all The People. This great experiment will only succeed with the spirit of E Pluribus Unum. Tribal hostilities will ultimately rot the foundations of our republic, and our House will collapse.

Historically our separate tribes have come together to fight a greater menace, as in World War II -- the deadliest, most violent conflict in human history.

Can we not come together for a higher purpose? Our country, and human civilization, depend on it.

Each and every one of us has to make a conscious effort to win the battle within ourselves, for only Love can conquer Hate.

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Violence begets violence. Only Love can conquer Hate. Martin Eden Aug 2020 #39

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