单选题
In some countries where racial prejudice is acute,
violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences,
that it is not even questioned. There are countries where the white man imposes
his rule by brute force; there are countries where the black man protests by
setting fire to cities and by looting and pillaging. Important people on both
sides, who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and
calmly argue in favor of violence--as if it were a legitimate solution, like any
other. What is really frightening, what really fills you with despair, is the
realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress at
all. We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instinct remain
basically unchanged. The whole of the recorded history of the human race, that
tedious documentation of violence, has taught us absolutely nothing. We have
still not learnt that violence never solves a problem but makes it more acute.
The sheer horror, the bloodshed, the suffering means nothing. No solution ever
comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins
and wonder what hit us. The truly reasonable men who know where
the solutions lie are finding it harder and harder to get a hearing. They are
despised, mistrusted and even persecuted by their own kind because they advocate
such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement. If half the energy that
goes into violent acts were put to good use, if our efforts were directed at
cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living-standards and providing
education and employment for all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a
solution. Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence
leaves in its wake. In a well-directed effort, it would not be impossible to
fulfill the ideals of a stable social program. The benefits that can be derived
from constructive solutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us.
Genuine and lasting solutions are always possible, providing we work within the
framework of the law. Before we can even begin to contemplate
peaceful co-existence between the races, we must appreciate each other's
problems. And to do this, we must learn about them: it is a simple exercise in
communication, in exchanging information. "Talk, talk, talk," the advocates of
violence say, "all you ever do is talk, and we are none the wiser." It's rather
like the story of the famous barrister who painstakingly explained his case to
the judge. After listening to a lengthy argument the judge complained that after
all this talk, he was none the wiser. "Possibly, my Lord," the barrister
replied, "none the wiser, but surely far better informed." Knowledge is the
necessary prerequisite to wisdom: the knowledge that violence creates the evils
it pretends to solve.
单选题
What is the best title for this passage?
A. Advocating Violence.
B. Violence Can Do Nothing to Diminish Race Prejudice.
C. Important People on Both Sides See Violence As a Legitimate
Solution.
D. The Instincts of Human Race Are Thirsty for Violence.