Margaret Anderson Quotes

I don't have much time for real violence at all. I think there are infinitely better ways of changing the world than using violence. Sitting round a table talking is a pretty good start.

If one's cause is supported by sound reasoning, there is no point in using violence. It is those who have no motive other than selfish desire and who cannot achieve their goal through logical reasoning who rely on force.

It is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence in this world; it's nonviolence or nonexistence. That is where we are today.

Nonviolence cannot be learnt by staying at home.

…against the simple act of violence, words, moral indignation and world opinion are not enough.

Nonviolence is an imperative in order to bring about ultimate community.

The force generated by nonviolence is infinitely greater than the force of all the arms created by man's ingenuity.

Civil disobedience is the only nonviolent escape from the soul-destroying heat of violence.

We're not really pacifists, we're nonviolent soldiers.

We are living in a time of many wars. The call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet. Peace if always proactive and dynamic.

I think we brought to the world, the United States anyway, the whole idea of boycotting as a nonviolent tactic. I think we showed the world that nonviolence can work to make social change.

I hold that the world is sick of armed rebellions.

I'm telling Palestinians don't use violence. We're going to use the civilized means of international law to achieve our goals, our independence, our freedom.

Sometimes when we're incensed by the rancid tide of injustice, the impulse is to attack. We must avoid this. We have learned that violence as a means is always unsuccessful.

Pacifists should stress more and more that it is the rule of law for which they are fighting.

In a world built on violence, one must be a revolutionary before one can be a pacifist.

Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.

We have learned that change cannot come through war. War is not a feasible tool to use in fighting against the oppression we face. War has caused more problems. We cannot embrace that path.

Nonviolence to be worth anything has to work in the face of hostile forces.

For mass struggles, nonviolence is essential.

Nonviolent non-co-operation is the only alternative to anarchy and worse.

I am a seasoned soldier of nonviolence, and I have evidence enough to sustain my faith.

Violence is not the only means of persuasion.

Nonviolence is the only way. Even if you achieve your goal by violent means there are always side effects, and these can be worse than the problem. Violence is against human nature.

The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.