Nonviolence and Non-Appropriation

These declarations are offered as peaceful civic instruments.

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They must not be appropriated by any party, faction, campaign, organization, ideology, or movement seeking domination over others.

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They must not be used to justify violence, intimidation, threats, harassment, coercion, dehumanization, or unlawful action.

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They must not be used to deny the rights, dignity, safety, or equal humanity of any person or people.

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Their purpose is to restore public accountability, civic responsibility, constitutional fidelity, truth, human dignity, peace, and the future of life.

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Any use of these declarations contrary to those purposes is a misuse of them.

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The power of a people’s declaration lies not in force, but in conscience.

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Not in domination, but in witness.

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Not in violence, but in the peaceful courage of people willing to stand together in public truth.