"Our aim is not to do things..." - Quote by Mahatma Gandhi
Our aim is not to do things by violence to opponents.
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More on Nonviolence
“The alphabet of ahimsa is best learnt in domestic school and I can say from experience that if we secure success there, we are sure to do so everywhere else.”
“It is open to a war resister to judge between the combatants and wish success to the one who has justice on his side. By so judging he is more likely to bring peace between the two than by remaining a mere spectator.”
“The ultimate way to solve human problems is with nonviolence.”
More on Conflict Resolution
“It is claimed for satyagraha that it is a complete substitute for violence or war.”
“By going one step further back in thought, discordant opinions are reconciled by being seen to be two extremes of one principle, and we can never go so far back as to preclude a still higher vision.”
“When we dehumanise and demonise our opponents, we abandon the possibility of peacefully resolving our differences, and seek to justify violence against them.”