“The practice of non-violence requires a belief in divine vengeance.” — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
It is time to stop talking about non-violence and to begin talking about force without violence. — David Dellinger Copy Share Image
Non-violence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Violent means will give violent swaraj. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Absolute Knowledge (Kevalgnan) can never be attained without the domain of non-violence (ahinsa). Full awareness will not be attained without non-violence (ahinsa).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Though I cannot claim to be a Christian in the sectarian sense, the example of Jesus suffering is a factor in the… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
If somebody's in prison for non-violence, drug usage, and never committed a hard crime, they should be pardoned and let out. — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks. — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
Violence just hurts those who are already hurt...Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it. — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
Refraining from harm, not out of fear, but out of concern for others, their well-being and out of respect is non-violence. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Non-violence (Ahimsa) is a very big thing. There is no non-celibacy (sexual pleasures) in Non-violence. There is no possession (parigraha) in Non-violence.… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
We can choose to use our lives for others to bring about a better and more just world for our children. People… — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
How many does it take to metamorphose wickedness into righteousness? One man must not kill. If he does, it is murder… But… — Adin Ballou Copy Share Image
...Jesus did not advocate non-violence merely as a technique for outwitting the enemy, but as a just means of opposing the enemy… — Walter Wink Copy Share Image
The horror of Gandhi's murder lies not in the political motives behind it or in its consequences for Indian policy or for… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
Why are sex and violence always linked? I'm afraid they'll blur together in people's minds - sexandviolence - until we can't tell… — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
The establishment will irritate you - pull your beard, flick your face - to make you fight. Because once they've got you… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
It is, however, well known that the main national liberation organizations in this country have consistently followed a policy of non-violence. They… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I feel that non-violence is really the only way that we can follow because violence is just so self-defeating. A riot ends… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
“In the use of force, one simplifies the situation by assuming that the evil to be overcome is clear-cut, definite, and irreversible.… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
The vision I see is not only a movement of direct democracy, of self- and co-determination and non-violence, but a movement in… — Petra Kelly Copy Share Image
It is not given to man to know the whole Truth. His duty lies in living up to the truth as he… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
When the days become longer and there is more sunshine, the grass becomes fresh and, consequently, we feel very happy. On the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Another site of Leftist struggle [other than Detroit] that has parallels to New Orleans: Palestine. From the central role of displacement to… — Jordan Flaherty Copy Share Image
Just as one must learn the art of killing in the training for violence, so one must learn the art of dying… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Of these five vital principles, Love is the foremost. It is Love that flows as the under-current for the other four values.… — Sathya Sai Baba Copy Share Image