Quotes about Nonviolence
War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Had dad chosen to use violence he would have been immediately annihilated.
— Martin Luther King III
The man who coerces another not to eat fish commits more violence than he who eats it.
— Mahatma Gandhi
I will never tell anyone to pick up a gun. But I will pray for the man who picks up a gun, pray that he will be less cruel than he might otherwise have been.
— Desmond Tutu
The man or the woman who can display the nonviolence of the brave can easily stand against as external invasion.
— Mahatma Gandhi
The nonviolent man automatically becomes a servant of God.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Nonviolence, applied to very large masses of mankind, is a new experiment in the history of the world.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Study men laying down their lives without hurting anyone else in the cause of their country's freedom.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Ahimsa was preached to man when he was in full vigor of life and able to look his adversaries straight in the face.
— Mahatma Gandhi
I can no more preach nonviolence to a cowardly man than I can tempt a blind man to enjoy healthy scenes.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Himsa does not need to be taught, Man as animal is violent, but as spirit is nonviolent.
— Mahatma Gandhi
To have peace in the world, men & nations must embrace the nonviolent assertion that ends and means must cohere.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.