(65 quotes found)
“If [King ] had not reacted with nonviolence and, more importantly, caused everyone else to react that way, he would have played into the hands of the people who would have stopped the civil rights movement.”
Mike Beebe
“Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“Part of my drive was guilt. I felt if I did not demonstrate my feelings toward nonviolence and civil rights, I would always regret it.”
David Scott
“If you have three nonviolent crimes, you could still get the same sentence as someone who has committed three violent crimes.”
Brian Corbett
“Dr. King stood for nonviolence and not judging people by their skin and he was someone I looked up to. But I consider my mother to be my role model. She's a very hard worker.”
Barry Purvis
