Nonviolence Quotes

• Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Courage, Peace, Men

  Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.81, A&C Black

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• Peace is the alternative to war, and nonviolence should be seen as the antidote to violence, not simply as its opposite. Nonviolence is more concerned with saving life than with saving face.

  Jesse Jackson

  Peace, War, Opposites

  "Jesse Jackson: A Candid Conversation with the Civil Rights Leader". Interview with Arthur Kretchmer, playboysfw.kinja.com. February 24, 2014.

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• Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one's whole being into the being of another.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Peace, War, Commitment

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• Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Life, Peace, Honesty

  "Innovate Like Edison : The Five-Step System for Breakthrough Business Success". Book by Michael J. Gelb and Sarah Miller Caldicott, p. 67,

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• The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.

  Cesar Chavez

  Peace, Humanity, Principles

  Cesar Chavez (2008). “An Organizer's Tale: Speeches”, p.352, Penguin

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• Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realizing Him.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Truth, Mean, Violence

  Mahatma Gandhi (1941). “The Indian States' Problem”

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• We may never be strong enough to be entirely non-violent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep non-violence as our goal and make steady progress towards it.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Being Strong, Peace

  "Gandhi on Non-Violence".

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• Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Animal, Rights, Vegetarian Diet

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• A second basic fact that characterizes nonviolence is that it does not seek to defeat or humiliate the opponent, but to win his friendship and understanding.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Winning, Beloved Community, Understanding

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice”, p.100, Beacon Press

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• At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Love, Thought Provoking, Principles

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice”, p.100, Beacon Press

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• Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Love, Peace, Kings

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.115, Beacon Press

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• I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Peace, War

  Mahatma Gandhi, Dennis Dalton (1996). “Gandhi: Selected Political Writings”, p.43, Hackett Publishing

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• When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall... think of it, always.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sad

  "Fictional character: Mahatma Gandhi". "Gandhi", 1982.

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• The main goal of the future is to stop violence. The world is addicted to it.

  Bill Cosby

  Future, Afterlife, Goal

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• Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political moral questions of our time.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Peace, Political, Foundation Of Love

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.115, Beacon Press

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• I would say that I'm a nonviolent soldier. In place of weapons of violence, you have to use your mind, your heart, your sense of humor, every faculty available to you...because no one has the right to take the life of another human being.

  Joan Baez

  Heart, Soldier, Mind

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• Nonviolence is the answer for the questions of our time. Love will conquer evil every time.

  James F. Twyman

  Evil, Answers, Conquer

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• Nonviolence to be a creed has to be all-pervasive.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Creeds

  Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Merton (1965). “Gandhi on Non-violence”, p.52, New Directions Publishing

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• The power of nonviolent resistance can only come from honest working of the constructive programme.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Resistance, Honest, Constructive

  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1986). “The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Non-Violent Resistance and Social Transformation”, Clarendon Press

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• Nonviolence succeeds only when we have a real living faith in God.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Faith, Real, Succeed

  Mahatma Gandhi (1984). “The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words”

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• The ultimate way to solve human problems is with nonviolence.

  Dalai Lama

  Way, Problem, Solve

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• Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.

  John Lewis

  Principles, Deviate

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

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• World peace through nonviolent means is neither absurd nor unattainable. All other methods have failed. Thus we must begin anew. Nonviolence is a good starting point. Those of us who believe in this method can be voices of reason, sanity, and understanding amid the voices of violence, hatred, and emotion. We can very well set a mood of peace out of which a system of peace can be built.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Peace, War, Believe

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  The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

  Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.166, A&C Black

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• The people in power will not disappear voluntarily, giving flowers to the cops just isn't going to work. This thinking is fostered by the establishment; they like nothing better than love and nonviolence. The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flower pot from a high window.

  William S. Burroughs

  Love, Hippie, Flower

  William S. Burroughs (1989). “The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs”, Penguin Group USA

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