A nation that lives by military might eventually dies by military might. It has happened to every group, every nation and every civilization that has come upon the scene of history.

The writer Tolstoy said: "A great portion of the evils that afflict mankind is due to the erroneous belief that life can be made secure by violence." How true is that statement. A nation which attempts to defend itself by the preparation of means for violence only binds itself to that which is its eventual defeat.

Sooner or later individuals and nations must realize that they can have the nonviolent approach to situations. Christ Jesus had a nonviolent approach and he demanded this of his students. He said that if someone strikes you on one cheek, you are to turn the other cheek also. He told us what would happen to those who live by the sword--by violence. He said that those who live by the sword shall die by the sword.

To overcome violence by violence is evil. We seem to think that there is some violent way by which we can secure that which is right. That which is right is freely given by God and is defended by the God who freely gives.