私たちは暴力に頼るのではなく、理性に訴えるべきだ。

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English Translation

We should appeal to reason instead of resorting to violence.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは暴力(ぼうりょく)に頼(たよ)るのではなく、理性(りせい)に訴(うった)えるべきだ。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa bōryoku ni tayoru no de wa naku, risei ni uttaeru beki da.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

暴力 (ぼうりょく)

violence; mayhem

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

頼る (たよる)

to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

理性 (りせい)

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

訴える (うったえる)

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to; to call for; to complain; to sue (a person); to take someone to court; to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)

可し (べし)

shall; should; must