What famous individual said the following:
"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!"
Was it:
(a) Osama bin Ladin
(b) Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater
(c) Thomas Paine
Answer: If you answered (b) you are well on your way to recognizing that the rhetoric of who is an "extremist"--or what constitutes "extremism" in the first place and how it is to be evaluated--is an "extremely" squirrely business.
One man's extremist is another's patriot or freedom fighter.
Resist the Orwellian Newspeak of the Republicrat-Democans and the treasonous, government-dependent media.
THINK!
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Ghaffar Khan and Mahatma Gandhi
An invitation to renew Abdul Ghaffar Khan's life-long non-violent struggle against injustice.
GKS
Suggested Reading
- Rajmohan Gandhi, Ghaffar Khan: Nonviolent Badshah of the Pakhtuns, London: Penguin, 2004.
- Eknath Easwaran, Nonviolent Soldier of Islam, 2nd Edition, Tomales, CA: Nilgiri Press, 1999.
- Amitabh Pal, "A Pacifist Uncovered," http://www.progressive.org/mag_amitpalabdul
- Leo Tolstoy, The Law of Love and the Law of Violence, University Press of the Pacific, 2001.
- H. D. Thoreau, "Civil Disobedience," http://thoreau.eserver.org/default.html
Statement of Conscientious Objection to War in Any Form
I hereby affirm, and publish for all the world to witness, my moral opposition to the use of violence to settle disputes. Consequently, I refuse to participate in, or cooperate with, any group, organization, or agency of government that would require me to engage in any act of violence against a fellow human being. Furthermore, I hereby pledge and affirm, from this day forward, to organize my life and livelihood in such a way as to promote peacemaking as a practical ideal.
"Service, Conviction, Love"
Ghaffar Khan and Mahatma Gandhi
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Page Dedication
This weblog is dedicated to the memory of Professor Jerome Laulicht who passed away March 3, 2006. Dr. Laulicht, a pioneer in the field of peace studies at the University of Pittsburgh, was a wonderful teacher who believed in my potential as a peace-wager long before I ever began to believe it myself.
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