Non Violent Quotes - Page 4

• Some of the things that I do, I think are very important and much more important than the radio show or the television show that I do or anything else that I do. I think right at the top of the list is the basic thing. And of course the basic thing is to hopefully stop people from killing anything. And to create a non-violent diet for themselves, because a non-violent world has roots in a non-violent diet.

  Casey Kasem

  Thinking, Roots, People

  "Casey Kasem, voice of Shaggy in Scooby Doo, dies on Father's Day at 82" by Dominic Rushe, www.theguardian.com. June 15, 2014.

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• Despite the popular idea of anarchists as violent men, Anarchism is the one non-violent social philosophy.… The function of the Anarchist is two-fold. By daily courage in non-cooperation with the tyrannical forces of the State and the Church, he helps to tear down present society; the Anarchist by daily cooperation with his fellows in overcoming evil with good-will and solidarity builds toward the anarchistic commonwealth which is formed by voluntary action with the right of secession.

  Ammon Hennacy

  Philosophy, Men, Two

  Ammon Hennacy (2010). “The Book of Ammon”, p.199, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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• We demand a non-violent world where human security is the basis of our common global security. People have the right to live in a world where the basic needs of all peoples are addressed. No more military attacks. No more war.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Military, War, People

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• Should one whole year from this July 4th pass while the crimes of this government are allowed to continue, we may have passed the point at which non-violent revolution becomes impossible.

  Adam Kokesh

  4th Of July, Government, Years

  Adam Kokesh Calls For 'New American Revolution' by Paul Joseph Watson, www.infowars.com. May 24, 2013.

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• A rabbit that runs away from the bull-terrier is not particularly non-violent.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Running, Rabbits, Bulls

  Mahatma Gandhi (1967). “Collected Works”

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• I'm a real positive person. Non-violent. Love everybody. I'm definitely an asset to the world.

  Lil B

  Real, World, Violent

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• I will try to be non-violent
  one more day
  this morning, waking the world away
  in the violent day.

  Muriel Rukeyser

  Morning, Trying, Violence

  Muriel Rukeyser (1994). “Out of Silence: Selected Poems”, p.137, Northwestern University Press

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• ...Negroes must concern themselves with every single means of struggle: legal, illegal, passive, active, violent and non- violent.... They must harass, debate, petition, boycott, sing hymns, pray on steps--and shoot from their windows when the racists come cruising through their communities.... The acceptance of our condition is the only form of extremism which discredits us before our children [ellipses in source].

  Lorraine Hansberry

  Children, Struggle, Mean

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• But whether the resistance against government tyrants is non-violent or physically violent, the effort to overthrow state oppression qualifies as true patriotism.

  Ron Paul

  Tyrants, Government, Effort

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• I have a very hard time with this word 'non-violence,' because I don't believe that I am non-violent. ... Right now, I would love to kill George Bush. I don't know how I ever got a Nobel Peace Prize, because when I see children die, the anger in me is just beyond belief. It's our duty as human beings, whatever age we are, to become the protectors of human life.

  Betty Williams

  Life, Death, Children

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• Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and tenacity continue to be an inspiration to all those committed to non-violent protest and change nearly half a century later.

  Bob Filner

  Determination, Inspiration, Half

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• In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.

  Desmond Tutu

  Mean, Government, Long

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• I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good, wholly truthful and wholly non-violent in thought, word and deed, but ever failing to reach the ideal which I know to be true. It is a painful climb, but each step upwards makes me feel stronger and fit for the next.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Spiritual, Struggle, Soul

  Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.56, A&C Black

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• If I were asked to define the Hindu creed, I should simply say: search after Truth through non-violent means. Hinduism is a relentless pursuit after truth.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Spiritual, Believe, Mean

  "Hindu Dharma".

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• In the next 30 years we can destroy our world. With the very same powers - spiritual, social, scientific - we can evolve our world. Our mission is to serve as catalysts for a planetary awakening in our lifetime, to take a non-violent path to the next stage of our evolution.

  Barbara Marx Hubbard

  God, Spiritual, Our World

  Barbara Marx Hubbard (1993). “The revelation: our crisis is a birth”

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• Golf is a non-violent game played violently from within.

  Bob Toski

  Golf, Games, Violent

  Bob Toski, Jerry Tarde (1981). “Golf for a Lifetime!”

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• Christianity is a lifestyle - a way of being in the world that is simple, non-violent, shared, and loving. However, we made it into an established "religion" (and all that goes with that) and avoided the lifestyle change itself. One could be warlike, greedy, racist, selfish, and vain in most of Christian history, and still believe that Jesus is one's "personal Lord and Savior" . . . The world has no time for such silliness anymore. The suffering on Earth is too great.

  Richard Rohr

  Christian, Jesus, Selfish

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• ... the socialization of boys regarding masculinity is often at the expense of women. I came to realize that we don't raise boys to be men, we raise them not be women (or gay men). We teach boys that girls and women are "less than" and that leads to violence by some and silence by many. It's important for men to stand up to not only stop men's violence against women but, to teach young men a broader definition of masculinity that includes being empathetic, loving and non-violent.

  Don McPherson

  Girl, Powerful, Gay

  Interview with Jeff Pearlman, www.jeffpearlman.com. April 21, 2011.

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• The greatness of non-violent resistance is that even as man is faced with tyranny, and the resulting suffering, he responds to hate with love, to prejudice with tolerance, to arrogance with humility, to humiliation with dignity, and to violence with reason.

  Liu Xia

  Motivational, Hate, Humility

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• I believe that Gandhi was correct. Non-violent civil disobedience is the only way to bring about change that allows people to enjoy the change and not get killed in the process.

  Edward James Olmos

  Believe, People, Way

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• A non-violent world has roots in a non-violent diet.

  Casey Kasem

  Roots, World, Violent

  "Casey Kasem, voice of Shaggy in Scooby Doo, dies on Father's Day at 82" by Dominic Rushe, www.theguardian.com. June 15, 2014.

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• A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Being Strong, Integrity, Men

  Mahatma Gandhi (1978). “Collected Works”

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