Cloaks Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

Generally speaking, violence always arises out of impotence. It is the hope of those who have no power.

— Hannah Arendt

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is a momentary.

— Anonymous

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Violence is an expression of impotence.

— Hannah Arendt

Violence is a symptom of impotence.

— Anais Nin

“Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat for it is momentary." ( Satyagraha Leaflet No. 13 , 3 May 1919)”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Nonviolent defiance often risks serious casualities, but it seem to produce far fewer casualitie than when both sides use violence. At the same time,…

— Gene Sharp

Violence is an admission that one's ideas and goals cannot prevail on their own merits.

— Edward Kennedy

[I]t must be emphasized that nonviolent resistance is not a method for cowards; it does resist. If one uses this method because he is…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even…

— Sallust

Bravery despite defeat is praiseworthy. Victory despite cowardice is beyond praise.

— Mason Cooley

Though violence is not lawful, when it is offered in self-defense or for the defense of the defenseless, it is an act of bravery…

— Mahatma Gandhi