Zitat des Tages über Gewaltlosigkeit / Nonviolence:
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.
That's all nonviolence is - organized love.
Nonviolence is fine as long as it works.
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.
I have always believed in dialogue and in nonviolence, and if you look at my background you will see that it has always been my policy to talk to everyone.
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.
Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.
Nonviolence is a flop. The only bigger flop is violence.
Christian nonviolence must be embodied in a community that is an alternative to the world's violence.
CORE was committed to nonviolence, but I was not.
We must, I believe, start teaching our children the sanity of nonviolence much earlier.
Nonviolence is pretty ballsy, pretty advanced weaponry.
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.
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.
In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor.
So, at the age of nine, I became a monk, and from then on I was there practicing that kind of 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.
We must always refill and ensure there is a critical mass of leaders and activists committed to nonviolence and racial and economic justice who will keep seeding and building transforming movements.
Violence and nonviolence are, after all, two different forms of theater. They both depend and thrive on the response of an audience.
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.
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.