Non-violent resistance implies the very opposite of weakness. Defiance combined with non-retaliatory acceptance of repression from one's opponents is active, not passive. It requires strength, and there is nothing automatic or intuitive about the resoluteness required for using non-violent methods in political struggle and the quest for Truth.
Mahatma GandhiIt is better to resist oppression by violent means than to submit, but it is best of all to resist by nonviolent means.
Mahatma GandhiEvery calamity should lead to a thorough cleansing of individual as well as social life.
Mahatma GandhiThe world easily finds an honourable place for the magician who produces new and dazzling things.
Mahatma GandhiOrganization of khaddar is infinitely better than co-operative societies or any other form of village organization.
Mahatma Gandhi