Writings on nonviolence

Gene Sharp as a youth wondered why nations go to war. He hasn't exactly answered that question, but now that he is almost 80 he is able to tell the world how to use nonviolent resistance and why it works. Many peaceful uprisings around the world are based on his writings. Alas, he is almost unknown in the USA. Some of his findings:

Even the most powerful dictator depends on the consent of the governed. The populace can band together and withdraw that consent.

Using violence to withdraw that consent is rarely works because the tyrant's strong point is violence. Even if the tyrant is driven from power he is replaced with another tyrant. Thus, nonviolent methods are the only answer.

Nonviolent methods do not depend on moral purity. The do not depend on the moral superiority of the people in the resistance. Therefore, anyone can follow them.