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Remember that the condition for a smaller force to overcome a larger force is patience. This means the patience to endure, to persevere, and to develop strategy. It means taking the time to do research and analysis, and to anticipate the reactions of the enemy, and prepare for them. And it means the patience to…

It is a popular misconception that armed struggle is more effective than nonviolent struggle, but this not supported by historical data. At most, we can point to exceptional cases and cases in which opposition movements were predominantly nonviolent but had militant elements simultaneously involved. In a review of 323 opposition movements of the last 100…