"We know from experience and faith that violence cannot overcome violence, and that cycles of hatred can be interrupted by acts of creative nonviolence, conflict resolution, and courageous love.
 
Let us all follow the healer’s rule: “First, do no harm.” 
Let us use the preeminent power of the United States to change our direction and reject violence, building up international institutions that promote economic and political justice. 

In this way, the lives of our children and grandchildren – and their contemporaries the world over – can be liberated from the terror and threat our present generation is enduring."

FCNL — Executive Committee
September 19, 2002