Question: You are a pacifist even to class struggles?
Nearing: I am a pacifist in that I believe that no man has a right to do violence to any other man.
Question: Even in the class struggle?
Nearing: Under no circumstances.


The Trial of Scott Nearing and The American Socialist Society (1919)

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Scott Nearing Quotes

Question: You are a pacifist even to class struggles? Nearing: I am a pacifist in that I believe that no man has a right to do violence to any other...

Question: You are a pacifist even to class struggles? Nearing: I am a pacifist in that I believe that no man has a right to do violence to any other...

Question: You are a pacifist even to class struggles? Nearing: I am a pacifist in that I believe that no man has a right to do violence to any other...

Question: You are a pacifist even to class struggles? Nearing: I am a pacifist in that I believe that no man has a right to do violence to any other...