A.J. Muste, one of the great American exponents of Christian nonviolence in the 20th cen died Feb 11, 1967. "Pacifism--life--is built upon a central truth and the experience of that truth...That truth is: God is love, love is of God. Love is the central thing in the universe."
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In an age of conformity, he wrote, "Nonconformity, Holy Disobedience, becomes a virtue, indeed a necessary and indispensable measure of spiritual preservation." His most famous line: "There is no way to peace, peace itself being the way."
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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