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Smartness, Non-violence or Both

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or

his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love,

for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite” (Nelson Mandela). “Time is

always right to do what is right” (Martin Luther King). Leaders are very unique because they can

make a change. It is extremely tough to have a social change that is why Mandela says, “It

always seems impossible until its done.” Leaders and unique people usually go to jail because of

their belief. “I have nothing to lose by standing up and following my beliefs. So I’ll go to jail, so

what? We’ve been in jail for 400 years” (Muhammad Ali) .some people think that non-violence

actions are one of the strongest weapon to have while others do not, but many, including me,

think that non-violence actions and the smartness of the leader together are better, stronger and

have huge impact on people; leaders such as Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela used them

effectively.

The background of Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela is very interesting and

spectacular. MLK was in jail because of trumped-up charges. He talked a lot about respecting,

understanding, accepting, forgiving, and loving others no matter their colors, race, religions, or

backgrounds. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out

hate love can do that” (Martin Luther King). Mandala was in jail because of trumped-up charges

before he became an unforgettable president. He was always advising his folk to forgiving

others. As a result, MLK and Mandela did not try to revenge; they tried to make all people equal,

and by doing so, they became an unforgettable leader.

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Both MLK and Mandela were in jail because of similar reasons. While being in jail, they both

had not given up after many years they spent it in jail, yet they became better and stronger

people. “If I did not change how can I ask people to?” (Martin Luther King). They both were

back, and in a time that racism was all around the world. Additionally, they were great examples

for their nation. Additionally, they talked many times about forgiveness, and accepting others to

build a better country. To summarize, they emphasized the phrase better together then this

discrimination.

“A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live” (Martin Luther King). From looking to

MLK and Mandela backgrounds, everyone can see how they suffered and sacrificed to reach to

their dreams. MLK and Mandela were affected by the injustice rules, so they worked very hard

to release their folk and their country. They both faced the same problem which was injustice life

for the black people.

“Nonviolence is the weapon of the strong” (Betty Williams). MLK used the non-violence

action to win the revolution while Mandela used himself as an example. “I have a dream that my

four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of

their skin, but by the content of their character” (Martin Luther King). For example, MLK gave a

speech to share his ideas and information about racism, and he was supported by many. If he did

use a violence action, he would have been killed because the US government had more weapon

than he did. Clearly, if he used a violence action, he would not have been supported by many

Americans. Furthermore, he knew that the power of words is stronger and has huge effect on

people, and he took advantage of being a fantastic speaker, and used it very smartly. An example

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for Mandala using himself as an example is he appoints black and white security men to show

that there is no place for the discrimination. Moreover, when he first walked to his office, many

white people were collecting their stuff to leave because they thought that Mandala came to

revenge, but he surprised them by forgiving and welcoming them to work with him. What if he

did a violence action and laid the white employees off, he would not have had a social change

and to unite his country. “To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy and that

enemy becomes one’s partner” (Nelson Mandela). All in all, in many times, the non-violence

actions work safely that is why MLK and Mandala emphasized to not practice violence.

Having an enormously smart leader is one of the stronger reasons to win against the enemies.

With his advantages, he can make great decisions and solve any problem smartly. For

instance, MLK used a great strategy by putting Jesus as a symbol and using Gandhi’s methods.

By this smart strategy, MLK got the Christians support. By using some Gandhi’s methods, MLK

made the change in the American social life. Apart from Mandala’s smartness, looking to have a

change by sport is another intelligent way to change the country without let them realize the

change. He asked the coach to teach the black children rugby, and the coach did so. By teaching

the children rugby, he got not only their support but also their families support. What if MLK and

Mandela were not smart enough, they would have given up after the first problem they had

faced. In short, being intelligent gives the leader the ability to win over his or her enemies by

using his or her creative ideas and decisions.

Small changes lead to have a huge one. Apart from MLK’s and Mandala’s smartness, starting

by small changes which have big impact is a very smart way to lead the nation to change

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gradually. For instance, MLK used a fantastic strategy by putting Jesus as a symbol and using

Gandhi’s methods. For example, mandala noticed that each citizen loves and cares about sport,

so he used the sport to have a social change. He supersized everybody when he was in the field

shaking hands with the players and saying each player name. With this small changings, Mandala

had altered the whole society step by step without let them recognize the small changes.

Therefore, in the end of many small steps is a great result like the huge social changes and

unification the country.

“There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through

the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our

desires” (Nelson Mandela). MLK and Mandala were totally unique leaders, and they won for

many reasons. Their strong believe in themselves first and in the change that they can do it

second is what made them win. In addition, they used many great strategies to get over the

difficulties. They won because of not only their extremely intelligent but also their non-violence

actions. Thus, both the non-violence actions and the smartness of the leaders are exceedingly

important.

“Today we are entering a new era for our country and its people. Today we celebrate not the

victory of a party, but a victory for all the people of South Africa” (Nelson Mandela). To sum up

by the examples that I have given, and the imagination situations that I have given, I proved that

nothing better, stronger and have huge effect on people that nonviolence actions and the

smartness of the leader. As has been mentioned, it is great to use the non-violence action to have

a social change, but it is better to have also a very intelligent leader. I learned from MLK that

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non-violence actions are a very smart and strong way to make a change and have a huge impact

on people than violence actions. Without question, there is nothing that is more than perfect;

however, in my opinion, I can say that the smartness of the leader and the non-violence actions

together are more than perfect. Therefore, no one can argue that non-violence actions and the

intelligence of leaders and his services are weak together. “We must learn to live together as

brothers or perish together as fools” (Martin Luther King).

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