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A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident. — Mahatma Gandhi
Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed. — Mahatma Gandhi
We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make… — Mahatma Gandhi
The main goal of the future is to stop violence. The world is addicted to it. — Bill Cosby
We must always refill and ensure there is a critical mass of leaders and activists committed to nonviolence and racial and economic justice who will… — Marian Wright Edelman
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nonviolence is fine as long as it works. — Malcolm X
Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit. — Nelson Mandela
Islam teaches tolerance, not hatred; universal brotherhood, not enmity; peace, and not violence. — Pervez Musharraf
We must, I believe, start teaching our children the sanity of nonviolence much earlier. — Alice Walker
In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival. — Andrew Young
The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners. — Albert Camus
I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any… — Mahatma Gandhi
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… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for. — Mahatma Gandhi
Anyone can practice some nonviolence, even soldiers. Some army generals, for example, conduct their operations in ways that avoid killing innocent people; this is a… — Nhat Hanh
We are constantly being astonished these days at the amazing discoveries in the field of violence. But I maintain that far more undreamt of and… — Mahatma Gandhi
I have consistently preached that nonviolence demands that the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work. — Cesar Chavez
I would not look upon anger as something foreign to me that I have to fight... I have to deal with my anger with care,… — Nhat Hanh
In a world facing the revolt of ragged and hungry masses of God's children; in a world torn between the tensions of East and West,… — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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