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We can prevent fighting by limiting weapons or finding nonviolent ways to end disputes.

— Margaret MacMillan

An opponent is entitled to the same regard for his principles as we would expect others to have for ours. Non-violence demands that we…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of…

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Ultimately we cannot eliminate enemies through violence—violence only multiplies enemies. The only way to eliminate enemies is to love them, forgive them,”

— Brian Zahnd

“We hate the Empire’s cruelty and violence. How can we claim to be morally superior when we stoop to violence ourselves?” Mon Mothma answered…

— Claudia Gray

It is my conviction that nothing enduring can be built on violence. The only safe way to overcome an enemy is to make of…

— Mahatma Gandhi

The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not violence in all the forms deployed by the dominant…

— Anonymous

“Violence is avoided, when we sit down with others, and discuss issues, and work together for solutions.”

— Ellen J. Barrier

“Nonviolence cannot be used successfully to protect special privileges that have been won by violence.”

— David T. Dellinger

It seems to me the worst possible concept, militarily, that we would simply stay there, resisting aggression, so-called...it seems to me that the way…

— Douglas MacArthur

“When we allow violence against some, we enable violence against all.”

— DaShanne Stokes

“Generally speaking, by the way, that is the moral of the opponents of violence in politics: they renounce violence when it comes to introducing…

— Leon Trotsky