In your statement you assert that our , even though peaceful, must be condemned because they precipitate . But is this a logical assertion? Isn't this like condemning a robbed man because his possession ofprecipitated theact of robbery? Isn't this like condemningbecause his unswerving commitment toand his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? Isn't this like condemningbecause his unique -consciousness and never-ceasing devotion to 's will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? We must come to see that, as the federal courts have consistently affirmed, it isto urge an individual to cease his efforts to gain his basic constitutionalbecause the quest may precipitate violence. Society must protect the robbed and punish the robber.

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