There is a lot conditions added to that, of course when conflict is put in your face, you might to use violence. But then again, negotiation is untapped power,
Correction now I think about, remembering another thread about famous & except the fight for USAn Black People Rights were successful non-violent activist leaders, when violence is on them & all around them- Nelson Mandela, MLK Jr., Mr. Gandhi & Malcom X.
Checkmate, bro,

It just not as bad as you say it is, when peaceful activism successfully pushes out the two-strongest militaries of the world, at three-different times, in The 20th Century. There are even more successful & peaceful activist leaders & their campaigns.