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'''Mr. Rasczak''': Oh really? I wonder what the city fathers of Hiroshima would say.
'''Carmen:''': They probably wouldn't say anything; Hiroshima was destroyed.
'''Mr. Rasczak''': Ex-actly.
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''Violence isn't the answer. ''Yes'' is the answer (to the question "Is violence the answer?").''
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A classic [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop]]. Compare with [[Murder Is the Best Solution]], [[Violence Is the Only Option]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
* Vash of ''[[Trigun]]'' is quite similar to Jimmy Stewart's character in
* Kitano from ''[[Angel Densetsu]]'' is an [[Actual Pacifist]] that always gets dragged unwillingly into fights. Normally he just stands there dodging every blow until is opponent is too tired - just do not push his [[Berserk Button]].
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== Film ==
* An example of surprising ease is the movie ''[[Destry Rides Again]]'' where the title character, played by [[Jimmy Stewart]], has renounced violence and is a real [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]] but finds violence ultimately necessary.
* In ''[[High Noon]]'', the main character's wife is a Quaker, and against violence. She leaves her husband when he wants to fight with his enemies instead of escaping, but finally returns to him, and shoots one of the bad guys.
* Similarly to Vimes, [[Batman]] is a type who has no problem with brutal fights but a [[Thou Shalt Not Kill|code against killing]]. Often, villains (especially the Joker) will test this commitment, and the movie ''[[Batman Begins]]'' presents an example where he has no choice, as his mentor turned enemy explicitly states that he feels no gratitude that Bruce previously saved his life and vows to kill Bruce if he doesn't join his cause. Ultimately, the movie flirts with [[The Dog Shot First]], since Batman doesn't kill the villain but rather [[Save the Villain|declines to save him]], which is still at odds with Batman's code of ethics, at least the one established in the comics. OF course, he was just starting out. He seems to have solidified his moral code by the time of ''[[The Dark Knight]]''—when {{spoiler|the [[Chekhov's Gun|spring-loaded razors on his gauntlets]] cut the Joker and causes him to fall off the building, he still catches him}}. It could also be argued that {{spoiler|since he survived the fall, he might not have expected Dent to die when he prevented him from killing Gordon's son}}.
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