Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

Those who 'abjure' violence can do so only because others are committing violence on their behalf.

Violence is the only language understood by Mr. Lloyd George and his ministers.

People turn to violence, because they have no other avenue left.

Violence is my last option.

The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence.

Force is not a remedy.

We will not go. The only way to get us there is to come in here with clubs and knock us on the head, and drag us out and take us down there dead.

You are dealing with people who have taken the responsibility of killing their own because they think that they are right, they think that they are serving the interests of their people. They not going to give that up easily, just because you've shown up.

The Arab world is not in a compromising mood. It's likely that your plan is rational and logical, but the fate of nations is not decided by rational logic. Nations never concede; they fight. You won't get anything by peaceful means or compromise. You can, perhaps, get something, but only by the force of your arms. We shall try to defeat you. I am not sure we'll succeed, but we'll try. We were able to drive out the Crusaders, but on the other hand we lost Spain and Persia. It may be that we shall lose Palestine. But it's too late to talk of peaceful solutions.

Unless you’re prepared to use force, it’s very difficult to deal with a person who understands only force.

The most extravagant idea that can be born in the head of a political thinker is to believe that it suffices for people to enter, weapons in hand, among a foreign people and expect to have its laws and constitution embraced. No one loves armed missionaries; the first lesson of nature and prudence is to repulse them as enemies.

Repel force by force

Violence is the only way to answer violence.

The South does not understand anything but the language of the gun.

Desperate times require desperate measures. Violence is not only the answer. It is the only answer.

I am an apostle of violence

This non-violent stuff ain’t no good. It’ll get you killed.

There is a difference between myself and some of the peace people in Europe: whereas they think that the ultimate evil in the world is war, I think the ultimate evil in the world is aggression, and aggression sometimes must be repelled by force.

After perhaps thirty meters, just as a soldier turned around, the girl was felled. Hands were clamped upon her from behind and the boy next door brought her down. He forced her knees to the road and suffered the penalty. He collected her punches as if they were presents. Her bony hands and elbows were accepted with nothing but a few short moans. He accumulated the loud, clumsy specks of saliva and tears as if they were lovely to his face, and more important, he was able to hold her down.

Evil must be confronted in its womb, and, if it can't be done otherwise, then it has to be dealt with by the use of force.

Fight them everywhere. Don't give them a chance to breathe until they withdraw and retreat.

I've always identified [myself] with the warrior and good over evil, and you don't negotiate for good over evil, if you want peace and love, kill people that deny you that.

Indignation does no good unless it is backed with a club of sufficient size to awe the opposition.

See, people with power understand exactly one thing: violence.

I do not like violence, but ours is a violent time, and there are some men who understand nothing else.