Country Quote by Subramanian Swamy

My study of Gandhi convinced me that true pacifism is not nonresistance to evil, but nonviolent resistance to evil. Between the two positions, there…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. I would rather have India resort…

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Moreover [pacifists] do not as a rule condemn violence as such, but only violence used in defence of western countries”

— George Orwell

The Indian government has managed to turn the concept of nonviolence on its head. Nonviolent resistance and nonviolent governance. Unlike, say, China or Turkey…

— Arundhati Roy

I am not a pacifist - I think that violence and self-defence are often morally justified.

— Martha Nussbaum

We're not really pacifists, we're nonviolent soldiers.

— Joan Baez

In a world built on violence, one must be a revolutionary before one can be a pacifist.

— A. J. Muste

India has an unbroken tradition of nonviolence from times immemorial.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Pacifism in the face of war is not only irresponsible - it is immoral. Refusing to meet force with force in the name of…

— David Limbaugh

Enter with me into the sufferings, not only of the people of India but of the whole world. Nonviolence is a more active and…

— Mahatma Gandhi

I'm not a pacifist. I think the suffering of innocent people can be a catalyst for moral action. But empathy puts too much weight…

— Paul Bloom

I am not an absolute pacifist, because I can't rule out the possibility that under some, carefully defined circumstances, some degree of violence may…

— Howard Zinn