In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to betaken for granted as a means of solving differences, that it is not evenquestioned. There are countries where the white man imposes his rule by bruteforce; there are countries where the black man protests by setting fire tocitiesand by looting and pillaging. Important people on both sides,who would inother respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in favor ofviolence – as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other. What isreallyfrightening, what really fills you with despair, is the realization that when itcomes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress at all. We may wear collarsand ties instead of war-paint, but our instincts remain basically unchanged. Thewhole of the recorded history of the humanrace, that tedious documentation ofviolence, has taught us absolutely nothing. We have still not learnt thatviolence never solves a problem but makes it more acute. The sheer horror, thebloodshed, the suffering mean nothing. No solution ever comes to light themorning after when wedismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder what hitus.The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding itharder and herder to get a hearing. They are despised, mistrusted and evenpersecuted by their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageousthings as law enforcement. If half the energy that goes into violent acts wereput to good use, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums andghettos, at improving living-standards and providing education and employmentfor all,we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution. Our strength issapped by having to mopup the mess that violence leaves in its wake. In awell-directed effort, it would not be impossible to fulfill the ideals of astable social programme. The benefits that can be derived from constructivesolutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us. Genuine and lastingsolutions are always possible, providing we work within the framework of thelaw.Before we can even begin to contemplate peaceful co-existence between theraces, we must appreciate each other's problems. And to do this, we must learnabout them: it is a simple exercise in communication, in exchanging information."Talk, talk, talk," the advocates of violencesay, "all you ever do is talk, andwe are none the wiser." It's rather like the story of the famous barrister whopainstakingly explained his case to the judge. After listening to a lengthyargument the judge complained that after all this talk, he was none the wiser."Possible, my lord," the barrister replied, "none the wiser, but surely farbetter informed." Knowledge is the necessary prerequisite to wisdom: theknowledge that violence creates the evils it pretends to solve.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.
暴力难以消除种族偏见。文章一开始就提出有些国家种族偏见严重,而暴力却是公认的一种解决方法。白人采用暴力镇压,黑人以防火、掠抢为反抗。而双方的大人物平静地论及暴力,似乎这是一种合法的解决方案。作者就此指出人类的进步只在于表面――衣饰等,人类的本能没有改变。整个有记录历史的文件没有教会人类任何东西。这是真正令人可怕的事件。第二段论及真正有理智的懂得解决方案所在的人鼓吹法制,人们不停。他们反而收到轻视、迫害。作者就此提出假设,答出真正的解决方案嗜法制,以法治理。第三段进一步说明“交流、对话”是了解双方问题的前提,即使暴力者不同意,但知道暴力制造它假装要解决的罪恶,是智慧聪明的必要前提。