Democratic Quote by Anonymous

The use of violence is justified only under a tyranny which makes reforms without violence impossible, and should have only one aim, that is,…

— Karl Popper

Our nonviolence in respect of the Government is a result of our incapacity for effective violence.

— Mahatma Gandhi

People have long assumed that violence is necessary for political change. Rulers never cede power voluntarily, the argument goes, so progressives have no choice…

— Steven Pinker

I will not tire of declaring that if we really want an effective end to violence we must remove the violence that lies at…

— Oscar Romero

Violence can only be effectively met by nonviolence. This is an old established truth.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Violence is essentially wordless. and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down.

— Thomas Merton

Violence is the weapon of weak, non-violence that of the strong.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Each situation has to be evaluated separately, for all are different. In general, I believe in non-violent direct action, which involve organizing large numbers…

— Howard Zinn

We may never be strong enough to be entirely non-violent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep non-violence as our goal and…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Violence does not resolve. It always leads to more violence.

— Mark Kurlansky

Violence can destroy power; it is utterly incapable of creating it.

— Hannah Arendt

Violent statements and threats cannot provide a solution to the problem. They can only exacerbate feeling and make a clash of forces inevitable.

— Stafford Cripps