Transcendental News, Vol 24. No 2, September 2020

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What people say about An
Antidote to Violence
I was initially skeptical that such a simple solution could be
effective. However, after examining the evidence, I changed
my mind. An Antidote to Violence is a serious and wellresearched
book that offers an unconventional but effective
peaceful solution to violence and terrorism. – Lieutenant
General Clarence E. McKnight, Jr, Former Director of
Command, Control and Communications Systems for the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington DC
This book is especially good at discussing the evidence and
the alternative explanations that have been advanced for
the results. I can recommend the book to all readers with an
open mind. – Huw Dixon, Professor of Economics, Cardiff
University
Barry Spivack and Patricia Saunders address the problems
of preventing violence and war with a high level of
professionalism, and, by examining a means to achieve
sustainable peace supported by long-term research, have
created a book that is hugely relevant. Most importantly, they
highlight the interdependence of power, violence, security,
and individual and collective consciousness. This book will be
extremely useful for people of all nationalities, regardless of
their status, different religious beliefs, personal preferences
and life strategies. The theoretical and methodological
principles outlined here deserve to be studied carefully and
disseminated in the world. – Lieutenant General Vasyl Krutov,
former First Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine
and First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and
Defence Council of Ukraine
My most sincere congratulations to the authors for their
research and presentation of this book. I hope it will be read
and applied by leaders of government and by all in general
for the good of society and each person in particular. –
Lieutenant General José Martí Villamil de la Cadena, former
Chief of Staff of the Army and Commander of Ground
Theatre Operations, Chief of Staff of the Joint Command,
Vice-Minister of Defence, and General Secretary of the
National Security Council in Ecuador
Based on hard evidence corroborated by rigorous scientific
studies, …the book compiles an array of incredible success
stories from all over the world in an easily readable style for
all those interested in addressing the monumental challenge
of eradicating violence and conflict. – Ved P. Nanda,
Professor of Law, University of Denver
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