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"Violence is never the answer" is a phrase I have often heard by those who will unironically brand Hitler as the most evil man to ever live and consider Abraham Lincoln the greatest President ever to live.
We can debate the merits (or lack thereof) of these assertions, but I don't think these same people see any issue with US going full out against the Axis countries or think Abraham Lincoln was anything but a saint.
Violence was the answer during these times. It was just a matter of who won.
That is not violence it is a defensive use of force against someone who aggressively initiated violence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncQrC1l6nj8
Mark Passio - Force vs. Violence
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"Violence is never the answer" is an understandable idea when you consider the fact that violence often begets more violence. Those who make that statement want violence to be avoided, as it often does bring more harm than it does benefit. But it is naive to think that it is "never the answer." Sometimes you encounter someone or a group that can only be stopped with an even greater amount of violence.
It is not pleasant, but life is often not either.