Quotes About Nonviolence

The present war is the saturation point in violence. It spells, to my mind, also its doom.

I believe all war to be wholly wrong.

You cannot stop big wars if you carry on little wars yourselves.

I believe that it is impossible to end hatred with hatred.

I cannot give active support in the war effort without denying a life-time of practice.

Nonviolence requires more courage than the soldier of war.

I would go to war with words, not weapons. I would die talking before I lifted a weapon.

In times of war, don't touch the guns; stay as a human! Always refuse to be a killer!

Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the Act which deprived a whole nation of arms as the blackest.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

What does our commitment to nonviolence mean as citizens of one of the most powerful and oppressive nations in recorded history?

Nonviolence simply cannot defend property rights over human rights.

I'm not afraid of anything and I will not fight.

To create peace, be a soldier of peace with a pen not a soldier of war with a gun.

War or violence never can destroy enemies, only forgiveness can do that.

Violence is not the answer. Terrorism is the most dangerous of answers.

Violence is not completely fatal until it ceases to disturb us.

That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.

You cannot live a nonviolent life as long as you are consuming violence. Please consider going vegan.

Every reform by violence is to be deprecated, because it does little to correct the evil while men remain as they are, and because wisdom has no need of violence.

Saints love all beings. They love even those who attempt to harm them.

Never could I advocate nonviolence in this country and not advocate nonviolence for the whole world.

I want us to be able to fight ideologically, mentally, spiritually, economically, so that we don't have to do it physically.

If anybody said that I should die if I did not take beef-tea or mutton, even under medical advice, I would prefer death.