“No, it is not easy to grasp that the only
way to suffer less is to love more, especially in politics. At the risk of
seeming weaker. Yes, at the risk of seeming weaker I shall not build an atomic
bomb, I shall not give my enemy a whack in the eye to show that I am stronger,
I shall not make war, I shall not squash my tomatoes and apples with a tractor
to keep the price up, I shall not destroy forests to build factories, I shall
not poison the sea. If love is the rule of my politics and the thrust of my
action, yes, I really shall suffer less and I shall cause less suffering in
others.” ~ Carlo Carretto
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