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The non-violent resistor not only avoids external, physical violence, but he avoids internal violence of spirit. He not only refuses to shoot his oppo...more

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I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but of practical realism. Far from b...more

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I suggested then that the prize was not given merely as recognition of past achievement, but also as recognition, a more profound recognition, that th...more

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We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension that is already alive

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At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love

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we shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We will meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what...more

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Violence is not only impractical but immoral.

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[Nonviolence] is directed against forces of evil rather than against persons who happen to be doing the evil. It is evil that the nonviolent resister ...more

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But I am also concerned about our moral uprightness and the health of our souls. Therefore I must oppose any attempt to gain our freedom by the method...more

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We can all get more together than we can apart. And this is the way we gain power. Power is the ability to achieve purpose, power is the ability to ef...more

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We did not hesitate to call our movement an army. But it was a special army, with no supplies but its sincerity, no uniform but its determination, no ...more