#nonviolent

Any decent society has to be built on trust and love and the intelligent use of information and feelings. Education involves being able to practice those things as you struggle to build a decent society that can be nonviolent. ↗

— Myles Horton

#love #nonviolent #society #trust #education

I became a vegetarian out of compassion for animals and to live as healthy as possible. I realized soon after that I was truly concerned with nonviolent consumption and my own health, a vegan diet was the best decision. ↗

— Davey Havok

#became #best #compassion #concerned #consumption

We know we cannot be kind to animals until we stop exploiting them -- exploiting animals in the name of science, exploiting animals in the name of sport, exploiting animals in the name of fashion, and yes, exploiting animals in the name of food. ↗

— César Chávez

#animal-kindness #animal-rights #exploitation #nonviolent #vegan

My position has always been, along with many other people, that any differences be resolved in a nonviolent way. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

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Nonviolent action does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences. ↗

— Barbara Deming

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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#action #behalf #inclined #into #men

I still believe in the nonviolent Jesus and the basic human goodness present in all of us. ↗

— Martin Sheen

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That is someone who follows the teachings of the nonviolent Jesus and takes the gospel personally, and then pays the price. I fall into that category. ↗

— Martin Sheen

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I think the only choice that will enable us to hold to our vision... is one that abandons the concept of naming enemies and adopts a concept familiar to the nonviolent tradition: naming behavior that is oppressive. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#choice #concept #enable #familiar #hold

Politics is not perfect but it's the best available nonviolent means of changing how we live. ↗

— Maynard Jackson

#best #changing #how #live #means