Truth Is Like A Vast Tree Which

Nonviolence Is The Law Of Our Species As Violence Is The Law Of The Brute. The Spirit Lies Dormant In The Brute, And He Knows No Law But That Of Physical Might. The Dignity Of Man Requires Obedience To A Higher Laws - To The Strength Of The Spirit.

We Find The General Work Of Mankind Is Being Carried On From Day To Day By The Mass Of People Acting In Harmony As If By Instinct. If They Were Instinctively Violent, The World Would End In No Time.

Where Death Without Resistance Or Death After Resistance Is The Only Way, Neither Party Should Think Of Resorting To Law-courts Or Help From The Government.

I Contend That Non-violent Acts Exert Pressure Far More Effective Than Violent Acts, For The Pressure Comes From Goodwill And Gentleness.

Ahimsa Calls For The Strength And Courage To Suffer Without Retaliation, To Receive Blows Without Returning Any.