The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
CESAR CHAVEZIn giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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Never, never is it possible to reach someone if you become angry or bitter only love and gentleness can do it. Maybe not this time but maybe the next or the hundredth time.
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The love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being but it is also the most true to our nature.
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Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak. Non-violence is hard work.
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Through Gandhi and my own life experience, I have learned about nonviolence. I believe that human life is a very special gift from God, and that no one has a right to take that away in any cause, however just. I am convinced that nonviolence is more powerful than violence.
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Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.
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If you give yourself totally to the nonviolence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts and you will never go hungry and never be alone.
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Nonviolence is really tough. You don’t practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.
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I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness, is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally nonviolent struggle for justice. To be a man is to suffer for others. God help us to be men!
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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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The people united will never be defeated.
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When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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Violence just hurts those who are already hurt. Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.
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Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed.
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The people who give you their food give you their heart.
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Concentration is inspiration. You must be completely overtaken by your work and your subject. Only then do all your influences and experience come up to the surface.
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