Nonviolent Quotes

126 quotes by 69 authors

We're not really pacifists, we're nonviolent soldiers. — Joan Baez
We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent co-annihilation. This may well be mankind's last chance to choose between chaos and community. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The whole point of the kingdom of God is Jesus has come to bear witness to the true truth, which is nonviolent. When God wants… — N. T. Wright
Nonviolent action does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences. — Barbara Deming
Politics is not perfect but it's the best available nonviolent means of changing how we live. — Maynard Jackson
I ran because I became convinced after King was shot and killed, and Martin Luther King was one of the great heroes of my life,… — Maynard Jackson
I've always tried to be what I call militantly nonviolent. I don't believe that anyone could seriously accuse me of not being totally committed to… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
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
I became a vegetarian out of compassion for animals and to live as healthy as possible. I realized soon after that I was truly concerned… — Davey Havok
I think art is inherently nonviolent and it actually occupies your mind with creation rather than destruction. — Anthony Kiedis
We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
You don't have a peaceful revolution. You don't have a turn-the-cheek revolution. There's no such thing as a nonviolent revolution. — Malcolm X
It's hard for anyone intelligent to be nonviolent. Everything in the universe does something when you start playing with his life, except the American Negro.… — Malcolm X
Occupy has to continue as a bold, in-your-face movement - occupying banks, corporate headquarters, board meetings, campuses and Wall Street itself. We need weekly -… — Michael Moore
Research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice,… — Dee Dee Myers
Addiction should never be treated as a crime. It has to be treated as a health problem. We do not send alcoholics to jail in… — Ralph Nader
I myself am a very nonviolent person and only resort to violence when I absolutely have to. — Steven Seagal
Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others. — Cesar Chavez
[Nonviolence] is directed against forces of evil rather than against persons who happen to be doing the evil. It is evil that the nonviolent resister… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity. — Nhat Hanh

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