nonviolent resistance
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The article suggested Christians should embrace nonviolent resistance and the tradition of martyrs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Which brings me to the consent theory of power, a favorite of theorists and agitators from way back, updated by Gene Sharp, an advocate of nonviolent resistance.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025
Participants were not only educated in the principles of nonviolent resistance but went through role-playing exercises to learn how to withstand the worst insults and attacks without succumbing to rage.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
Carter quoted many of the same theologians King cited in his practice of nonviolent resistance, and he would join King in 2002 as a Nobel Peace Prize winner.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 4, 2023
Not every demonstrator had the self-control to obey the discipline of nonviolent resistance championed by Dr. King.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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