Quotes about Nonviolence
I have condemned any organizer of war, regardless of his rank or nationality.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
We ain't goin' study war no more.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
There is an alternative to war. It's staying in bed and growing your hair.
— John Lennon
When a man vowed to nonviolence as the law governing human beings dares to refer to war, he can only do it so as to strain every nerve to avoid it.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Those of us who love peace must organize as effectively as the war hawks. As they spread the propaganda of war, we must spread the propaganda of peace.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Never could I advocate nonviolence in this country and not advocate nonviolence for the whole world.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
If anybody said that I should die if I did not take beef-tea or mutton, even under medical advice, I would prefer death.
— Mahatma Gandhi
The strong man is the man who can stand up for his rights and not hit back.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
we shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We will meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will. And we shall continue to love you.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Anyone can practice some nonviolence, even soldiers. Some army generals, for example, conduct their operations in ways that avoid killing innocent people; this is a kind of nonviolence.
— Thich Nhat Hanh