The John Brown Syndrome

Those who take up arms on behalf of the oppressed may have admirable intentions but their methods are unsound. It is time, once again, to reiterate the Gandhian aphorism that "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

And this is true as well for those who, like Nat Turner, are themselves victims of oppression.


The way of Tolstoy, Gandhi, and Ghaffar Khan is the only way to achieve justice in this world.