#nonviolence

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

— Gary L. Francione

#abolitionist #ahimsa #ethical #francione #moral-imperative

In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor. ↗

— Vinoba Bhave

#ahead #come #full #go #good

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to honor the greatest champion of racial equality who taught a nation - through compassion and courage - about democracy, nonviolence and racial justice. ↗

— Mark Pryor

#champion #compassion #courage #day #democracy

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.

#avoiding #external #hate #him #internal

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

#ennobles #heals #just #man #nonviolence

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

— Martin Luther King Jr.

#love #nonviolence #love

Please be peaceful. We believe in law and order. We are not advocating violence, I want you to love your enemies... for what we are doing is right, what we are doing is just -- and God is with us. ↗

— Martin Luther King Jr.

#pacifism #serenity #love

I might be ready to embrace a snake, but, if one comes to bite you, I should kill it and protect you. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#nonviolence #protection #love

Veganism is not about giving anything up or losing anything; it is about gaining the peace within yourself that comes from embracing nonviolence and refusing to participate in the exploitation of the vulnerable ↗

— Gary L. Francione

#abolitionist #ahimsa #animals #francione #inspirational-quotes

If you remembered somebody was as real as yourself, how could you kill anybody? ↗

— Sena Jeter Naslund

#life #nonviolence #violence #death