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Violence is essentially wordless. and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down.

Thomas Merton
Communication, Broken, Violence
Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Merton (1965). “Gandhi on Non-violence”, p.7, New Directions Publishing
Violence is essentially wordless. and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down.