Through nonviolent resistance the Negro will be able to rise to the noble height of opposing the unjust system while loving the perpetrators of the system.
I rejected the armed struggle because, as a Christian, I am committed to a nonviolent and peaceful struggle. But people take their own initiatives, because it is a Lebanon type of situation here.
The principle of nonviolent resistance seeks to reconcile the truths of two opposites-Acquiescence and violence -while avoiding the extremes and immoralities of both.
The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage they did not know they had.
If all were nonviolent, there would be no anarchy and there would be no question of anybody being armed for meeting aggression from without.
The bravery of the nonviolent is vastly superior to that of the violent.
If we don't pay attention to [nonviolent protests], they are invisible, and it's as if they never happened. But I have seen first hand that if we do, they will multiply.
Those who have their hands dyed deep in blood cannot build a nonviolent order for the world.
God is the shield of the nonviolent.
Nonviolent defence presupposes recklessness about one's life and property.
I believe the principles and techniques in this book, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, can literally change the world, but more importantly, they can change the quality of your life with your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your co-workers and everyone else you interact with. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Nonviolent attainment of self-government presupposes a non-violent control over the violent elements in the country.
My position has always been, along with many other people, that any differences be resolved in a nonviolent way.
We're not really pacifists, we're nonviolent soldiers.