Force Quote by David Dellinger

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work.

— Cesar Chavez

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness…

— Cesar Chavez

We want you to express your point of view but without violence.

— Saleh al-Mutlaq

Non-violence has suffered its biggest defeat in the hands of people who most want to talk about it.

— Cesar Chavez

Speech, not violence, is how we will bridge the divides between us.

— Deeyah Khan

Violence is essentially wordless. and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down.

— Thomas Merton

Violence is never the answer, unless you don't feel like talking.

— Dov Davidoff

Violence can only be effectively met by nonviolence. This is an old established truth.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I don't have much time for real violence at all. I think there are infinitely better ways of changing the world than using violence.…

— James Purefoy

We may never be strong enough to be entirely non-violent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep non-violence as our goal and…

— Mahatma Gandhi

We must meet violence with violence.

— Robert F. Williams

Non violence is not a thing that comes easily. You have to learn how to be non-violent

— Betty Williams