'''Violence''' is [[physical]] [[force]] applied for unethical reasons such as aggression, abuse or exploitation. Its ethical opposite is [[self-defense]] or defense of another.
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'''Violence''' is [[physical]] [[force]] applied for unethical reasons such as [[aggression]], [[abuse]] or [[exploitation]]. Its ethical opposite is [[self-defense]] or defense of another.
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Most countries have laws against violence, although outside of the [[democratic world]] governments typically employ violence against their own citizenry.
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*Excessive violence is naturally associated with other forms of [[social pathology]]. [http://www.familyresearchinst.org/FRI_EduPamphlet4.html]