Words matter. These are the best Nonviolence Quotes from famous people such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Stanley Hauerwas, Alice Walker, Mahatma Gandhi, Bernice King, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.
My way of putting it is that Christians are called to live nonviolently not because we believe nonviolence is a strategy to rid the world of war, but in a world of war as faithful followers of Christ, we cannot imagine being anything other than nonviolent.
Christians are nonviolent not, therefore, because we believe that nonviolence is a strategy to rid the world of war, but because nonviolence is constitutive of what it means to be a disciple to Jesus.
We must, I believe, start teaching our children the sanity of nonviolence much earlier.
Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.
If each of us works toward making a sincere effort when we wake up each morning with a renewed commitment and dedication to embracing nonviolence as a lifestyle, this world will become a better place, bringing us ever closer to the Beloved Community of which my father so often spoke.
All Americans owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. King for his bravery and commitment to civil rights and nonviolence that changed this nation – and world – for the better.
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.
I think a culture of nonviolence will help create the condition where poverty is unacceptable, where racism is way behind us and not something that we have to deal with on a frequent basis, and where militarism and violence are reduced almost to be nonexistent.
It’s clear to me that millions of young people understand and value my father’s legacy of social change through nonviolence.
Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.
Nonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together.
Nonviolence is the only credible response to the violence we’re seeing around the world.
The longer you practice nonviolence and the meditative qualities of it that you will need, the more likely you are to do something intelligent in any situation.
That’s all nonviolence is – organized love.
I will repeat again that females are the symbols of nonviolence. Another thing I would say is that a female is more compromising. A female can talk with anyone easily.
Nonviolence is fine as long as it works.
Demonstrations must be dignified and nonviolent, as the overwhelming protests in Ferguson and Staten Island have been. Do not confuse anarchists who don’t want the system to work and thugs who want to exploit a situation with the majority who from day one have operated with impeccable nonviolence and clear goals.
Consider all of the possibilities for positive global progress if we utilized nonviolence as the central value of our culture, encompassing our law enforcement and labor practices, which currently include people in numerous nations working for inhumane wages in unhealthy conditions.
I just think that if one is going to preach nonviolence and one is going to advocate for nonviolence, one’s standard should be consistent.
Peace, unity, love, and nonviolence should be our rallying cry and the catalyst for change in our nation.
Nonviolence worked in Serbia, and it can work in other countries seeking their freedom.
Nonviolence is pretty ballsy, pretty advanced weaponry.
We are rooted in Kingian nonviolence.
Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.
We must rediscover our faith in the future and join with one another to ensure that nonviolence is the prevalent choice for government, law enforcement, the non-profit sector, business, education, media, entertainment, arts, and for the global citizenry.
Violence and nonviolence are, after all, two different forms of theater. They both depend and thrive on the response of an audience.
We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.
Christian nonviolence must be embodied in a community that is an alternative to the world’s violence.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to honor the greatest champion of racial equality who taught a nation – through compassion and courage – about democracy, nonviolence and racial justice.
Nelson Mandela sat in a South African prison for 27 years. He was nonviolent. He negotiated his way out of jail. His honor and suffering of 27 years in a South African prison is really ultimately what brought about the freedom of South Africa. That is nonviolence.
My work has always been rooted in nonviolence, as espoused by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
The relationship between violence and nonviolence in this country is interesting. The fact of the matter is, you know, people do respond to riots. The 1968 Housing Act was in large response to riots that broke out after Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. They cited these as an actual inspiration.
Choosing nonviolence does not mean that one will never get angry or become upset with others, including the ones we love.
Daddy taught us through his philosophy of nonviolence, which placed love at the centerpiece, that through that love we can turn enemies into friends. Through that love, we can create more dignified atmospheres.
