At The Centre Of Nonviolence

Faith Is Put To The Test When The Situation Is Most Difficult.

It Is Better To Resist Oppression By Violent Means Than To Submit, But It Is Best Of All To Resist By Nonviolent Means.

It Is Wrong And Immoral To Seek To Escape The Consequences Of One's Acts.

The Strength To Kill Is Not Essential For Self-defense; One Ought To Have The Strength To Die. When A Man Is Fully Ready To Die, He Will Not Even Desire To Offer Violence. Indeed, I May Put It Down As A Self-evident Proposition That The Desire To Kill Is In Inverse Proportion To The Desire To Die. And History Is Replete With Instances Of Men Who By Dying With Courage And Compassion On Their Lips Converted The Hearts Of Their Violent Opponents.

Nonviolence And Cowardice Go Ill Together.