Violence begets violence

The phrase "violence begets violence" (or "hate begets hate") means that violent behaviour promotes other violent behaviour, in return.

[3][4][5] The passage depicts a disciple (identified in the Gospel of John as Peter) drawing a sword to defend against the arrest of Jesus but being told to sheath his weapon: "Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.

We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love... Our aim must never be to defeat or humiliate the white man, but to win his friendship and understanding.

[7]The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy, instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.

In fact, violence merely increases hate.