Non-Violence 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
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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
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My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him. Mahatma Gandhi
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Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man. Mahatma Gandhi
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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. Jack Canfield
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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence. Cesar Chavez
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There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people. Nelson Mandela
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I am for violence if non-violence means we continue postponing a solution to the American black man's problem just to avoid violence. Malcolm X
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I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could. Mahatma Gandhi
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Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being. Mahatma Gandhi
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I always say that non-violence is not the weapon of the weak. It is the weapon of the strong. Betty Williams
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In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence. Cesar Chavez
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I think the self-burning itself on practice of non-violence. These people, you see, they easily use bomb explosive, more casualty people. But they didn't do that. Only sacrifice their own life. So this also is part of practice of non-violence. Dalai Lama
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The foundation of my beliefs is the same as it was when I was 10. Non-violence. Joan Baez
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I remember back in the 1960s - late '50s, really - reading a comic book called 'Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery Story.' Fourteen pages. It sold for 10 cents. And this little book inspired me to attend non-violence workshops, to study about Gandhi, about Thoreau, to study Martin Luther King, Jr., to study civil disobedience. John Lewis
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I really believe in non-violence, but I also believe in a short of resistance that has to be respectful. Alexandra Paul
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What is magnificent about humans is when they decide to turn and stand. If they respond with non-violence on principle and hold their ground, they are really magnificent. James Cromwell
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Together we can decrease the level of violence, raise awareness of our activities and save lives around the world. The impact of a day of global ceasefire and non-violence cannot be underestimated. Jeremy Gilley
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Before we went on any protest, whether it was sit-ins or the freedom rides or any march, we prepared ourselves, and we were disciplined. We were committed to the way of peace - the way of non-violence - the way of love - the way of life as the way of living. John Lewis
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Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance. Al Sharpton
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Violence is not more efficient than non-violence. Andrew Young
More Non-Violence Efficient Than Violence
I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons. Aung San Suu Kyi
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The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence. Joan Baez
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When I was a student, I studied philosophy and religion. I talked about being patient. Some people say I was too hopeful, too optimistic, but you have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence. John Lewis
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Non-violence is the essence of the entire Buddha's teaching, and the practice of non-violence is the entire essence of the practice of Buddha dharma, Buddhist spirituality, in one's life. Lobsang Tenzin
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I never supported violence. Before the formation of TMC, I was a member of the Congress Party. Gandhi's Congress. Non-violence is a philosophy that runs deep. Mamata Banerjee
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