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For 18 years, Lon Burnam was a member of the Texas House of Representatives. He is also a Quaker and a pacifist. In this QuakerSpeak video, he shares his story.

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A lot of times people think they an make peace by doing war, and that’s just so ludicrous on the face of it… The only way to avoid violence is to create peace and to create justice.

-Lon Burnam, Fort Worth, TX

This video was created in a partnership with FCNL and Friends Journal.