Tag Archives: nonviolence
Einstein on Sacrifices for Peace
“We must be prepared to make heroic sacrifices for the cause of peace that we make ungrudgingly for the cause of war. There is no task that is more important or closer to my heart.” -Albert Einstein
Cousteau on Peace
“We know how to organize warfare, but do we know how to act when confronted with peace?” -Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Confucious on Knowing and Doing
To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice. -Confucius
Agatha Christie on War
“One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one.” Agatha Christie
Peace and Priorities
“Peace we want because there is another war to fight against poverty, disease and ignorance.” -Indira Gandhi, 1966
Speak No Ill – Benjamin Franklin
“I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I hear charged upon others, and upon proper occasions speak all the good I know of … Continue reading
Keep Peace in Your Heart
“While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.” -St. Francis of Assisi
Non-Violence of Spirit
“Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
Gandhi on the Seeming Impotence of Nonviolence
In the secret of my heart I am in perpetual quarrel with God that He should allow such things [as the war] to go on. My non-violence seems almost impotent. But the answer comes at the end of the daily … Continue reading
Commitment to Nonviolent Approach Changes Hearts and Souls
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 that … Continue reading