Activism Quote by Thomas Merton

“There is a pervasive form of contemporary violence to which the idealist most easily succumbs: activism and overwork. The rush and pressure of modern…

— Thomas Merton

I myself am a very, very peaceful person. Throughout our history, from our own American revolution to the resistance against apartheid in South Africa,…

— Tom Morello

If there is some corner of the world which has remained peaceful, but with a peace based on injustices the peace of a swamp…

— Hélder Câmara

Using violence does not achieve much,but peace achieves many......

— Melchor Lim

To be violent is the ultimate laziness. War always seems a great effort, but it is the easy way. And false non-violence is also…

— Peter Brook

Nonviolence is an unchangeable creed. It has to be pursued even in face of violence raging around you.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The bravery of the nonviolent is vastly superior to that of the violent.

— 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

“Anyone can practice some nonviolence, even soldiers. Some army generals, for example, conduct their operations in ways that avoid killing innocent people; this is…

— Thich Nhat Hanh

“Get this into your head: if violence were only a thing of the future, if exploitation and oppression never existed on earth, perhaps displays…

— Jean-Paul Sartre

So natural to man is the practice of violence that our indulgence allows the slightest provocation, the most disputable right, as a sufficient ground…

— Edward Gibbon

Eradicating violence of every kind in this country is a fight that requires a commitment from every single person.

— Cori Bush