Nonviolence Quotes

"Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows."

"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy."

"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."

"I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill."

"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it."

"Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind."

"Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create."

Pope John Paul II

"Live and let live."

Mahavira

"There is no way to peace, peace is the way."

A. J. Muste

"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals."

"Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred."

"Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution."

Thomas Edison