Nonviolence Quotes

An abolitionist is, as I have developed that notion, one who (1) maintains that we cannot justify an...

Every time you drink a glass of milk or eat a piece of cheese, you harm a mother. Please go vegan.

We should not be surprised that more and more people feel comfortable about consuming animal product...

We should always be clear that animal exploitation is wrong because it involves speciesism. And spec...

Veganism is an act of nonviolent defiance. It is our statement that we reject the notion that animal...

I reject animal welfare reform and single-issue campaigns because they are not only inconsistent wit...

We should never present flesh as somehow morally distinguishable from dairy. To the extent it is mor...

We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only...

If we are ever going to see a paradigm shift, we have to be clear about how we want the present para...

Animals are property. There are laws that supposedly protect animal interestsin being treated “human...

Being vegan is easy. Are there social pressures that encourage you to continue to eat, wear, and use...

If we take the position that an assessment that veganism is morally preferable to vegetarianism is n...

The notion that we should promote “happy” or “humane” exploitation as “baby steps” ignores that welf...

If you are not vegan, please consider going vegan. It’s a matter of nonviolence. Being vegan is your...

To say that a being who is sentient has no interest in continuing to live is like saying that a bein...

All sentient beings should have at least one right—the right not to be treated as property

We cannot justify treating any sentient nonhuman as our property, as a resource, as a thing that we ...

So it is always preferable to discuss the matter of veganism in a non-judgemental way. Remember that...

The rights paradigm, which, as I interpret it, morally requires the abolition of animal exploitation...

You cannot live a nonviolent life as long as you are consuming violence. Please consider going vegan...

I am opposed to animal welfare campaigns for two reasons. First, if animal use cannot be morally jus...

Speciesism is morally objectionable because, like racism, sexism, and heterosexism, it links personh...

Veganism is not a "sacrifice." It is a joy.

Welfare reforms and the whole “happy” exploitation movement are not “baby steps.” They are big steps...

Ethical veganism results in a profound revolution within the individual; a complete rejection of the...

Any serious social, political, and economic change must include veganism.

There are some animal advocates who say that to maintain that veganism is the moral baseline is obje...

Ethical veganism represents a commitment to nonviolence.

Veganism is about nonviolence. It is about not engaging in harm to other sentient beings; to oneself...

They have the guns, we have the poets. Therefore, we will win.

I argue that even as the war is framed in certain ways to control and heighten affect in relation to...

You see all the other fellows were so active and earnest and all that sort of thing- always rampagin...

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.

The non-violent resistor not only avoids external, physical violence, but he avoids internal violenc...

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

We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the su...

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

we shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We will meet ...

Violence is not only impractical but immoral.

Nonviolence is power, but it is the right and good use of power.

[Nonviolence] is directed against forces of evil rather than against persons who happen to be doing ...

But I am also concerned about our moral uprightness and the health of our souls. Therefore I must op...

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

His headstone saidFREE AT LAST, FREE AT LASTBut death is a slave's freedomWe seek the freedom of fre...

Dr. King's policy was that nonviolence would achieve the gains for black people in the United States...

One tended to lose one’s bearings in the presence of willful and persistent acts of craziness, and t...

The universe is not for man alone, but is a theater of evolution for all living beings. Live and let...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream was a manifestation of hope that humanity might one day get out o...

We ache with the yearningthat turns half into wholeand offer no excusesfor the beauty of our souls.

There is nothing sane, merciful, heroic, devout, redemptive, wise, holy, loving, peaceful, joyous, r...

On either side of a potentially violent conflict, an opportunity exists to exercise compassion and d...

Diversity is an aspect of human existence that cannot be eradicated by terrorism or war or self-cons...

It can be difficult to speak truth to power. Circumstances, however, have made doing so increasingly...

Before the thunderous clamor of political debate or war set loose in the world, love insisted on its...

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

The objective of nonviolence is to create a beloved world community.

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...

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

Meditation is not thinking about the image of a person of the past. It is more about focusing and ch...

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

Kindness has no religion. Religions are like narrow tracks but kindness is like an open sky.

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

God is within you, open your heart and uncover that godliness.

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

Nonviolence is only for the brave men and women of the world because it requires courage – courage t...

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

Only the brave men and women can bring peace to the world, not by practicing war but by practicing n...

The more we practice nonviolence in our words, thoughts and actions the more peaceful will be our in...

The real challenge of compassion, nonviolence and mindfulness is to love in adverse situation.

In effect, terrorists now have the power to ignite war. They almost have their finger on the nuclear...

Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by love.