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Non Violence Quotes by Cesar Chavez
- There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
- In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
- In non-violence the cause has to be just and clear as well as the means.
- The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the unfailing assistance of God.
- There's no reason to be non-violent. There's no challenge unless you are living for people.
- ...people think non-violence is really weak and non-militant. These are misconceptions that people have because they don't understand what non-violence means. Non-violence takes more guts,…
- Farm workers everywhere are angry and worried that we cannot win without violence. We have proved it before through persistence, hard work, faith and willingness…
- Imagine the National Guard being called against a group of peaceful people. How far can we get; how disgraceful can it become? It's the most…
- Non violence means people in action. People have to understand that with non-violence goes a hell of a lot of organization.
- Non-violence has suffered its biggest defeat in the hands of people who most want to talk about it.
- Non-violence is very weak in the theoretical sense; it cannot defend itself. But it is most powerful in the action situation where people are using…
- When workers fall back on violence, they are lost. Oh, they might win some of their demands and might end a strike a little earlier,…
- We can choose to use our lives for others to bring about a better and more just world for our children. People who make that…
- Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work.
- Non-violence exacts a very high price from one who practices it. But once you are able to meet that demand then you can do most…
- Non-violence is a very powerful weapon. Most people don't understand the power of non-violence and tend to be amazed by the whole idea. Those who…
- We are convinced that non-violence is more powerful than violence. We are convinced that non-violence supports you if you have a just and moral cause...If…
- Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to…
More Non Violence Quotes
- Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet. — Dave Barry
- Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence. — Albert Camus
- One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi… — Jack Canfield
- There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence. — Cesar Chavez
- In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence. — Cesar Chavez
- Hinduism is a living organism liable to growth and decay subject to the laws of Nature. One and indivisible at the root,… — Mahatma Gandhi
- If love or non-violence be not the law of our being, the whole of my argument falls to pieces. — Mahatma Gandhi
- That which looks for mercy from an opponent is not non-violence. — Mahatma Gandhi
- In the secret of my heart I am in perpetual quarrel with God that He should allow such things [as the war]… — Mahatma Gandhi
- I am a steadfast follower of the doctrine of non-violence which was first preached by Lord Buddha, whose divine wisdom is absolute... — Dalai Lama
- In non-violence the cause has to be just and clear as well as the means. — Cesar Chavez
- The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the unfailing assistance of… — Cesar Chavez