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I've always been strongly on the side of non-violence.

I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons.

Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man.

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

Non-violence is the article of faith.

Non-violence is the essence of the entire Buddha's teaching, and the practice of non-violence is the entire essence of the practice of Buddha dharma, Buddhist spirituality, in one's life.

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.

I always say that non-violence is not the weapon of the weak. It is the weapon of the strong.

Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.

I never supported violence. Before the formation of TMC, I was a member of the Congress Party. Gandhi's Congress. Non-violence is a philosophy that runs deep.