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Scilla Elworthy: Fighting with non-violence

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How do you deal with a bully without becoming a thug? In this wise and soulful talk, peace activist Scilla Elworthy maps out the skills we need -- as nations and individuals -- to fight extreme force without using force in return. To answer the question of why and how non-violence works, she evokes historical heroes -- Aung San Suu Kyi, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela -- and the personal philosophies that powered their peaceful protests. (Filmed at TEDxExeter.)

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TEDTalks;TED;Talks;TEDxFeatured;activism;global issues;peace;tedx;violence;war;TEDxExeter;2012

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