“All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to be punished.”

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

Source: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

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“All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to be punished.”

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