Quotes About Non-violence

There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.

Mediation is one of the most effective tools of non-violence. It can turn parties away from conflict, towards compromise.

One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes.

I contend that non-violent acts exert pressure far more effective than violent acts, for the pressure comes from goodwill and gentleness.

Nathuram's reply was: 'Please, see to it that mercy is not imposed on me. I want to show that through me, Gandhiji's non-violence is being hanged.' Taken aback by this reply, Ambedkar, who had never thought highly of Gandhiji's eccentric ideas, actually praised Godse.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of non-violence to cover impotence.

Is some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

Non-violence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and enobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.

Truth and non-violence are not cloistered virtues but applicable as much in the forum and the legislatures as in the market place.

3. War Peace & Action - 3B.02 LOVE & PEACEHatred goes not by hatred, Violence not by violence, Disappear hatred and violence, By love, understanding, non-violence.[241] - 3B

Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.

I am a steadfast follower of the doctrine of non-violence which was first preached by Lord Buddha, whose divine wisdom is absolute.

I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.

For me, I see myself as a role model because, everything I do, there is a person somewhere who needs to hear me spread a message of non-violent conflict resolution.

The nice thing about Squirrel Girl is that she's smart, and she looks for situations that don't necessarily involve punching people all the time.

How shall we remember Mahatma Gandhi, that eternal pilgrim of freedom? Born of the very spirit of India, steeped in the tradition, the song, the legend of our ancient land - and yet he was revolutionary. Unique among revolutionaries, he marched for freedom, clad in the robe of truth, with non-violence for his staff.

I am for violence if non-violence means we continue postponing a solution to the American black man's problem just to avoid violence.

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.

His headstone said FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST But death is a slave's freedom We seek the freedom of free men And the construction of a world Where Martin Luther King could have lived and preached non-violence

There is no quality of soul more subtle than non-violence and no virtue of spirit greater than reverence for life.

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work.

ahimsa paramo dharma', 'non-violence is the highest dharma'.59

I really believe in non-violence, but I also believe in a short of resistance that has to be respectful.