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Nonviolence Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

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Mahatma Gandhi says true freedom grows only when non‑violence grows alongside it. He calls non‑violence a stronger force than any violence and says it must be backed by justice for everyone. He also stresses that non‑violence does not mean running away from danger.

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An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.

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Nonviolence cannot be learnt by staying at home.

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Nonviolence is the summit of bravery.

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

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I shall, of course, die with nonviolence on my lips.

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Nonviolence abhors fear and therefore, secrecy.

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My creed of nonviolence is an extremely active force.

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Nonviolence is an unchangeable creed.

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The panoplied warrior of truth and nonviolence is ever and incessantly active.

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Nonviolence to be worth anything has to work in the face of hostile forces.

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To my mind, Swaraj based on nonviolence is the fulfillment of the constructive programme.

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The Charkha is an outward symbol of truth and nonviolence.

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My creed of nonviolence does not favour the punishment of thieves and dacoits and even murderers.

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Nonviolence is a universal law acting under all circumstances.

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Nonviolence is a quality not of the body but of the soul.

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

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A nonviolent struggle necessarily involves construction on a small scale. It cannot therefore lead to tamas or darkness or inertia.

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Unless nonviolence of the strong is really developed among us, there should be no thought of civil disobedience for Swaraj, whether within…

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The weapon of nonviolence does not need supermen or superwomen to wield it; even beings of common clay can use it and…

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There is nothing but nonviolence to fall back upon for retaining our freedom, even as we had to do for gaining it.

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Nonviolent attainment of self-government presupposes a non-violent control over the violent elements in the country.

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Unless we learn the lesson of nonviolence fully, we shall never do away with the deadly feuds which have been the curse…

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What can be richer and more fruitful than a greater fulfillment of the vow of nonviolence in thought, word and deed or…

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Truth is self-evident, nonviolence is its maturest fruit. It is contained in truth, but is not self-evident.

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I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. I would rather have…

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Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.It is better to be violent, if there is violence…

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We are constantly being astonished these days at the amazing discoveries in the field of violence. But I maintain that far more…

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Nonviolence means an ocean of compassion. It means shedding from us every trace of ill will for others. It does not mean…

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I learnt the lesson on nonviolence from my wife, when I tried to bend her to my will. Her determined resistance to…

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Enter with me into the sufferings, not only of the people of India but of the whole world. Nonviolence is a more…

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An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. Now the law of nonviolence says…

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Nonviolence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brute. The spirit lies dormant in the brute,…

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Whilst I may not actually help anyone to retaliate, I must not let a coward seek shelter behind nonviolence so-called. Not knowing…

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Just as one must learn the art of killing in the training for violence, so one must learn the art of dying…

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To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman. If by strength is meant brute strength,…

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The way to truth lies through ahimsa (nonviolence).

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Truth (satya) is positive, nonviolence is negative.

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Nonviolence requires great patience.

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I have no weapon but nonviolence.

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The weak can never forgive.

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So long as we fear the outside world, we must cease to think of Swaraj.

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Religions are not for separating men from one another, they are meant to bind them.

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The spirit of democracy cannot be established in the midst of terrorism, whether governmental or popular.

Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them-a desire, a dream, a vison.

My motto is "Unite now, today if you can; fight if you must. But in every case avoid British intervention."

I have no disciples, being myself an aspirant after discipleship and in search of a guru.

Man becomes not the lord and master of all creation but he is its servant.