English, 11.03.2021 18:20 quintonps12

Read the excerpt from Human Rights Defender: Emily Greene Balch: Balch's commitment to pacifism was sorely tested during World War II, however, when news of Nazi persecutions reached the United States. Her long association with Jewish
colleagues and friends caused her to alter her strong pacifist stance in favor of the greater issue of fundamental human rights. She explained, "A small barking dog cannot stop a dashing train... Fascism and national socialism today can be destroyed only through means which are capable of impressing the brutal men of fascism and national socialism... We women pacifists have come to recognize this... without even for a moment, becoming untrue to our pacifist convictions."

Which word BEST represents the meaning of the word pacifist?

Passive
Nonviolent
Aggressive
O Patient

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