Revolution of Different Forms

John F. Kennedy once said, "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." Like most people, my first instant association with revolution is violence and war. When I stop and attempt to contemplate a non-violent revolution, it seems to be an unattainable concept. However, upon further reflection, I believe that a peaceful revolution is indeed possible. Peaceful acts can accomplish change just as well as violent ones, but there is a major difference in my opinion: time. When it comes to a peaceful revolution, the change that the people hope to accomplish may be slower than that of a violent revolution. It takes time and organization to get a strong message across peacefully, but many times people are impatient and desire an instantaneous effect. Violence seems to accomplish that much faster, but at what cost? Violence sends such a clear and powerful message through the loss of human lives. The message is strong, but I for one would rather spend more time pursuing change than lose so many valuable people to a cause that makes its case through violence. So, is a revolution necessarily violent? I believe not but, sadly, most people do not spend enough time reflecting on other options to see behind the facade of violence that we have come to associate with change.