An invitation to renew Abdul Ghaffar Khan's life-long non-violent struggle against injustice.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
The Whitmanian Republic
When the Whitmanian Republic secedes from Jesusland and confederates with our neighbors to the North, we will need to adopt a new flag. I suggest something along these lines. Leaves of Grass forever...
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.
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