Nonviolence Quotes
Joan Baez (1968). “DAYBREAK”
Mahatma Gandhi (1967). “The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi”, p.33, Rajpal & Sons
In a society based on nonviolence, the smallest nation will feel as tall as the tallest.
Mahatma Gandhi (1977). “Collected Works”
But nonviolence was never for the oppressor; it was for the oppressed.
Nikki Giovanni (1988). “Sacred cows-- and other edibles”, William Morrow & Co
Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Merton (1965). “Gandhi on Non-violence”, p.52, New Directions Publishing
A nonviolent person's life is always at the disposal of him who would take it.
Mahatma Gandhi, Anand T. Hingorani, Ganga Anand Hingorani (1985). “The Encyclopaedia of Gandhian Thoughts”
Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1986). “The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Non-Violent Resistance and Social Transformation”, Clarendon Press
Mahatma Gandhi (1967). “The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi”, p.122, Rajpal & Sons
"Give Us the Ballot". Speech delivered at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom (Call to Conscience) Washington, D.C., 1957.
No perfect democracy is possible without perfect nonviolence at the back of it.
Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1986). “The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Non-Violent Resistance and Social Transformation”, Clarendon Press
It is much more difficult to live for nonviolence than to die for it.
Mahatma Gandhi (1943). “He Follows Christ”
Ours has not been unadulterated nonviolence in thought, word and deed.
Mahatma Gandhi (1974). “Collected Works”
Mahatma Gandhi (1984). “The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words”
Nonviolence of the strong is infinitely braver than their violence.
Mahatma Gandhi (1986). “The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Truth and Non-Violence”, Clarendon Press
Mahatma Gandhi (1980). “All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections”, p.93, A&C Black
Mahatma Gandhi (1984). “The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words”
Mahatma Gandhi, Judith M. Brown (2008). “The Essential Writings”, p.173, Oxford University Press
