« All Non Violence Quotes · Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Page
Non Violence Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.
- The question is no longer between violence and non-violence it is between non-violence and non-existence.
- Nonviolence is not sterile passivity, but a powerful moral force which makes for social transformation.
- Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.
- We did not hesitate to call our movement an army. But it was a special army, with no supplies but its sincerity, no uniform but…
- The modern choice is between non-violence or non-existence.
- I feel that non-violence is really the only way that we can follow because violence is just so self-defeating. A riot ends up creating many…
- At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
- We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical…
- Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time: the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting…
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