Conferences Quote by Cesar Chavez

Nonviolence is not an easy thing to understand, still less to practice, weak as we are.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Nonviolence is fine as long as it works.

— Malcolm X

Nonviolence is an unchangeable creed. It has to be pursued even in face of violence raging around you.

— 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…

— Anonymous

If one does not practice nonviolence in one's own personal relations with others and hopes to use it in bigger affairs, one is vastly…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Nonviolence is the summit of bravery.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Nonviolence requires great patience.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Part of the reason I embrace nonviolence is that it's the most effective thing we can do. It's a more advanced tactic than violence.…

— Tim DeChristopher

Nonviolence is not just abstention from war, fighting, or animal flesh. It is abstention from negative thoughts and negative speech.

— Nathaniel Altman

The thing about nonviolence is that it spreads. When you get people to participate in nonviolent action - whether it's a fast, a march,…

— Dolores Huerta

I preach nonviolence because it's the better alternative.

— Jesse Jackson

For mass struggles, nonviolence is essential.

— Bhagat Singh