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217 Nonviolence quotes by 90 unique authors

This is a time that calls for extreme restraint. In a world of outright aggression and violence there can be no winners. To respond to… — Tenzin Palmo
For me, nonviolence was not a moral principle but a strategy; there is no moral goodness in using an ineffective weapon. — Nelson Mandela
Absolute hospitality would in no way amount to the absence of violence. To the contrary, it would enthrone violence precisely under the guise of nonviolence… — Miroslav Volf
It is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence in this world; it's nonviolence or nonexistence. That is where we are today. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nonviolence is the way to listen to the inner voice. — Amit Ray
The more we practice nonviolence in our words, thoughts and actions the more peaceful will be our inner state. — Amit Ray
Only the brave men and women can bring peace to the world, not by practicing war but by practicing nonviolence. — Amit Ray
Nonviolence against humans cannot take firm hold in society as long as brutality and violence are practiced toward other animals. — Robert Thurman
I'm grateful to God that, through the Negro church, the dimension of nonviolence entered our struggle. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I hold that without truth and nonviolence there can be nothing but destruction of humanity. — Mahatma Gandhi
There is nothing on earth that I would not give up, excepting of course, two things and two things only, truth and nonviolence. — Mahatma Gandhi
Vegetarianism preserves live, health, peace, the ecology, creates a more equitable distribution of resources, helps to feed the hungry, encourages nonviolence for the animal and… — Gabriel Cousens
The power of unarmed nonviolence is any day far superior to that of armed force. — Mahatma Gandhi
I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. I would rather have India resort to… — Mahatma Gandhi
Whilst I may not actually help anyone to retaliate, I must not let a coward seek shelter behind nonviolence so-called. Not knowing the stuff of… — Mahatma Gandhi
To me nonviolence has come to represent a panacea for all the evils that surround my people. Therefore I am devoting all my energies toward… — Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
The way of acquiescence leads to moral and spiritual suicide. The way of violence leads to bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers.… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
If your opponent has a conscience, then follow Gandhi and nonviolence. But if your enemy has no conscience like Hitler, then follow Bonhoeffer. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
When you want to find Truth as God, the only inevitable means is love, that is nonviolence. — Mahatma Gandhi
The way to truth lies through ahimsa (nonviolence). — Mahatma Gandhi
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts,… — Mahatma Gandhi
Even a believer in nonviolence has to say between two combatants which is less bad or whose cause is just. — Mahatma Gandhi
Nonviolence is an intensely active force when properly understood and used. — Mahatma Gandhi
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to honor the greatest champion of racial equality who taught a nation - through compassion and courage… — Mark Pryor
Throughout the 64-day campaign, events and activities for peace and nonviolence take place all around the world, highlighting existing peacebuilding initiatives and inspiring new year-round… — Robert Alan Aurthur

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