Quotes about Nonviolence
We all have to be concerned about terrorism, but you will never end terrorism by terrorizing others.
- Martin Luther King III
Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one's whole being into the being of another.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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