To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts to power and engages conscience.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If I do not respond to some situation, my conscience kills me. I believe in permissible violence, not necessarily non-violence.
When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it's truly dangerous.
The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant.
When you have real power you don't threaten. People know what your capabilities are.
The inability of those in power to still the voices of their own consciences is the great force leading to change.
Freedom of conscience entails more dangers than authority and despotism.
Authority is mainly a moral power; therefore, it must first call upon the conscience, that is, upon the duty that each person has to contribute willingly to the common good.
People in power need to control others in order to maintain power. One of the ways to do that is to take that which is threatening and demonize it.
Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.
But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.
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