Violence and Abuse

Detect, Deter and Eliminate

Violence takes the world by force and is the last recourse for the incompetent.

"I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him." --Booker T. Washington

An octopus can detect an erupting volcano, leave the area to escape danger and return to feast on the injured and dead.

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. --Martin Luther King, Jr.

The means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek. --Martin Luther King, Jr.

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

When I am upset with you, I am first upset with myself. When I am upset, I get upset with you.

Spanking is a form of violence.

Violence is not a goal but non-violence is.

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals. --Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him. --Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. --Martin Luther King, Jr.

I figure there is only one good time for the use of violence and that is, when there is no other choice.

There are so many forms of violence and abuse. You really have to be alert and prepared to avoid them.

A List of Early Warning Signs to Help Minimize Abuse

Am I a Victim Of Violence

I Must Be The Change I Wish To See In The World

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