Adolfo Perez Esquivel Quotes

Respect for the rights of others means peace.

Nonviolence is essentially based on recognizing the humanity in every one one of us.

The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.

Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one's whole being into the being of another.

Nonviolence is impossible without humility.

That's all nonviolence is - organized love.

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

I have no animosity against any living soul.

Tolerance is a virtue that depends upon peace and strength.

In the dictionary of satyagraha, there is no enemy.

There is a more excellent way, of love and nonviolent protest.

Nonviolence is based on recognizing that all of us are human beings. And at a certain point we begin to learn that you don't gather very much by making enemies out of people and not recognizing their humanity.

The essence of nonviolence is love. Out of love and the willingness to act selflessly, strategies, tactics, and techniques for a nonviolent struggle arise naturally. Nonviolence is not a dogma; it is a process.

Nonviolence is based on recognizing that all of us are human beings. And at a certain point we begin to learn that you don't gather very much by making enemies out of people and not recognizing their humanity. Nonviolence is essentially based on recognizing the humanity in every one one of us.

Islam teaches tolerance, not hatred; universal brotherhood, not enmity; peace, and not violence.

We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.

We all want a world without war, without conflict, without human suffering.

Can we all get along?

The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things.

As all human beings are, in my view, creatures of God's design, we must respect all other human beings. That does not mean I have to agree with their choices or agree with their opinions, but indeed I respect them as human beings.

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell.

Lord, Bless our enemies; have mercy upon them, may they turn their course and let us alone, and let us live in peace at our homes in our own native land.

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

Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress, never completed, and, if we're as intelligent as we like to think we are, never abandoned.

I'm really a pacifist.