People of Means: A Novel
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The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating. —Mahatma Gandhi
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He spit on you. How could you let him get away with that?” Darius pulled out his handkerchief and bent to wipe his shoe. “He didn’t get away with anything. He has to carry that hatred inside him everywhere he goes. Meeting his hatred with more of the same won’t do any good. I’m glad I came with you.”
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But you don’t need to have a fancy degree, title, or money to have means—just the grit and gumption to live and love and leave your imprint on the world. By that definition, we all have the capacity to be people of means. The question is what we do with those means.