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I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.

Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.

Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man.

most Americans think of Rosa Parks as a demur, pleasant-enough seamstress who backed into history by...

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I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have do...

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Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.

Non-violence is the article of faith.

My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realis...

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An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. Now the law of nonv...

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Mahatma GandhiNon-violence in Peace and War 1942-49

Live simply so others may simply live

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Mahatma GandhiPeace: The Words and Inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi

Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant...

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Malcolm XMalcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements

We do not need guns and bombs to bring peace, we need love and compassion.

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Mother TeresaThe Joy in Loving: A Guide to Daily Living

There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non...

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Peace is a deeper reality than violence."p. 231

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Stanley HauerwasHannah's Child: A Theologian's Memoir

Peace cannot be built on exclusivism, absolutism, and intolerance. But neither can it be built on va...

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The most awful tyranny is that of the proximate Utopia where the last sins are currently being elimi...

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Thomas MertonGandhi On Non-Violence

In the use of force, one simplifies the situation by assuming that the evil to be overcome is clear-...

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Thomas MertonGandhi On Non-Violence

Nonviolence aims at doing no harm to living being. Compassion aims at doing good to all being.

Your blessings are very important to melt down the stony hearts.

Compassion stands on the pillars of trust, love, awareness and detachment.

Compassion means removal of suffering – suffering of the self and the others.

Nonviolence is a way of life, where the task is to awaken the underlying goodness of every human bei...

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Amit RayNonviolence: The Transforming Power

Nonviolence is kindling light of love into the dark places and budding trust from the threshold of h...

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Amit RayNonviolence: The Transforming Power

The path of nonviolence is the path of respect. It is respect towards every being. It is the path of...

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Compassion is the signature of Higher Consciousness. Non-violence is the tool to evolve into the Hig...

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Amit RayNonviolence: The Transforming Power

Non-violence is more powerful than violence. Nature eliminates violent animals bit by bit.

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Amit RayNonviolence: The Transforming Power

Let everyone evolve fast and understand humanity. Let the heart of stones be converted into heart of...

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Amit RayNonviolence: The Transforming Power

When I say that we must establish values with originate in sisterhood, I mean to say that we must no...

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I believe much trouble and blood would be saved if we opened our hearts more.

We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up ...

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