Thomas Merton Quote

I am against war, against violence, against violent revolution, for peaceful settlement of differences, for nonviolent but nevertheless radical changes. Change is needed, and violence will not really change anything: at most it will only transfer power from one set of bull-headed authorities to another.

The Road to Joy: Letters to New and Old Friends (ed. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989) - ISBN: 9781429967051