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NONVIOLENCE
to be taken over by a refined barbarism leading to moral degeneration and an exaltation of violence. For the resolution of the present crisis of the world it is necessary to cultivate the higher or spiritual values of life.
Gandhi's thoughts and actions were inspired by a vision of humanity evolving towards world peace and harmony. Gandhi declared that war and violence never solve any problems. They sow the seeds of future wars and the continuance of hatred. Gandhi insisted on the resolution of all conflicts by peaceful means. His plan for attaining peace is forceful and important, if the future of humanity and its peaceful, orderly progress is our concern. Gandhi advocated that all our resources be utilized to war against the common enemies of man, namely, ignorance, poverty and disease. He insisted that it is necessary to devise means and provide ways to resolve conflicts through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and tribunals, not through weapons involving total destruction. Gandhi's gospel of peaceful means for resolving all conflicts is the only way to escape the disaster of nuclear war. Gandhi declared that, if the leaders of mankind who have control over the engines of destruction were wholly to renounce their use, permanent peace could be obtained. This is clearly impossible unless the great powers of the earth renounce their imperialistic designs. Peace is not a possession but a perpetual aspiration. In spite of appearance to the contrary Gandhi had great faith that a period of harmony and concord is not too far distant,
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