When I recall my own path of life I cannot but speak of the violence, hatred and lies. A lesson drawn from such experiences, however, was that we can effectively oppose violence only if we ourselves do not resort to it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Violence ravaged my life. I was a victim of hatred, and I have dedicated my life to reversing that hatred.
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.
I myself am a very nonviolent person and only resort to violence when I absolutely have to.
We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up on the side of non-violence. That became my foundation with politics and my livelihood.
All of my life I have stayed away from violence and the instruments of violence, and have seen a legal, democratic struggle as the only means to achieve change.
We've never advocated violence; violence is inflicted upon us. But we do believe in self-defense for ourselves and for black people.
I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons.
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.
All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do.
I've always been strongly on the side of non-violence.