#nonviolent

I myself am a very nonviolent person and only resort to violence when I absolutely have to. ↗

— Steven Seagal

#am #i #myself #nonviolent #only

So that the failures to pass a civil rights bill isn't because of Black Power, isn't because of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; it's not because of the rebellions that are occurring in the major cities. ↗

— Stokely Carmichael

#bill #black #cities #civil #civil rights

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

Addiction should never be treated as a crime. It has to be treated as a health problem. We do not send alcoholics to jail in this country. Over 500,000 people are in our jails who are nonviolent drug users. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#alcoholics #country #crime #health #health problem

Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others. ↗

— César Chávez

#animal-kindness #animal-rights #nonviolent #vegan #life

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

— Jimmy Carter

#always #any #been #differences #many

On some campuses, change is effected through nonviolent or even violent means. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#change #effected #even #means #nonviolent

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

— Barbara Deming

#be nice #consciences #consult #does #effect