Original artwork, not a still
Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon...which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
King presents nonviolence as strength rather than passivity. It can cut through injustice without wounding people, and it lifts up whoever uses it. The closing image of a sword that heals is a deliberate, neat paradox.
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