Nonviolence Quote by Martin Luther King, Jr

unearned suffering is redemptive.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

In the application of the method of non-violence, one must believe in the possibility of every person, however depraved, being reformed under humane and…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.

— Anonymous

But nonviolence was never for the oppressor; it was for the oppressed.

— Nikki Giovanni

The ultimate way to solve human problems is with nonviolence.

— Dalai Lama

The power of nonviolence is not circumstance-specific. It is as applicable to the problems that confront us now, as to problems that confronted generations…

— Marianne Williamson

Since being in India, I am more convinced than ever before that the method of nonviolent resistance is the most potent weapon available to…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Nonviolence is a method that transforms, first of all, the individual once you understand it and embrace it. It begins with you and, if…

— Coretta Scott King

The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The method of nonviolence seeks not to humiliate and not to defeat the oppressor, but it seeks to win his friendship and his understanding.…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The most efficient action, the most significant testimony to nonviolence, is living a life in which there is no violence-showing that such a life…

— Lanza del Vasto

Nonviolence in the sense of mere non-killing does not appear to me, therefore, to be of any improvement on the technique of violence.

— Mahatma Gandhi