“We need now to build a culture of genuine nonviolence and real democracy.” Quote by Mairead Corrigan
“Wars aren't stopped by fighting wars, any more than you can fight fire with fire. You fight fire with water. You fight violence with nonviolence.” WarFightingWaterFireViolenceNonviolence Author:Colman McCarthy
“I think that nonviolence is one way of saying that there are other ways to solve problems, not only through weapons and war. Nonviolence also means the recognition that the person on one side of the trench and the person on the other side of the trench are both human beings, with the same faculties. At some point they have to begin to understand one another.” ThinkingWayHumansMeanPersonsWarProblemUnderstandingSidesHuman BeingsWeaponsSolveRecognitionOne WayFacultyNonviolenceTrenches Author:Rigoberta Menchu
“This is a time that calls for extreme restraint. In a world of outright aggression and violence there can be no winners. To respond to violence with counter-violence only throws oil on the fire.” WorldTimeFireViolenceExtremesOilWinnerNonviolenceAggressionRestraintNo WinnersAggression And Violence Author:Tenzin Palmo
“Environmental scientists also show us clearly that from the environmental and ecological points of view that nuclear war is not preventable. The only way to get rid of this danger is to abolish all nuclear weapons” WayWarShowsViewsDangerWeaponsScientistEnvironmentalPoint Of ViewNuclearNuclear WeaponsEcologicalAbolishNuclear War Author:Tadatoshi Akiba
“I've also gotten to play in front of a million people in Central Park when there was a grass roots movement calling for nuclear disarmament - it was about 1982 - they called it Peace Sunday.” PeoplePlayMillionsFrontsMovementCallingRootsNuclearGrassParksSundayDisarmamentCentral ParkNuclear Disarmament Author:Jackson Browne
“If the United States wants to prevent other countries from acquiring the bomb, it must be prepared to reduce and eventually end its own reliance on nuclear weapons.” IfsWantEndsCountryStatesUnitedUnited StatesWeaponsPreparedNuclearBombsNuclear WeaponsOther CountriesBe PreparedReliance Author:David Cortright
“A common denominator in every single nuclear accident - a nuclear plant or on a nuclear submarine - is that before the specialists even know what has happened, they rush to the media saying, 'There's no danger to the public.' They do this before they themselves know what has happened because they are terrified that the public might react violently, either by panic or by revolt.” KnowsMightCommonHappenedMediaDangerPlantAccidentsNuclearPanicTerrifiedRevoltSpecialistsCommon DenominatorSubmarinesNuclear Plants Author:Jacques Yves Cousteau
“The probability of a fatal nuclear detonation is greater now than at any time during the Cold War. As the Russian military deteriorates, and as rogue governments and terrorists seek to acquire nuclear capabilities, the threat continues to grow.” WarGovernmentGrowsGreaterMilitaryColdThreatNuclearTerroristAcquireCapabilityCold WarProbabilityRoguesRussian Military Author:Alan Cranston
“The explosion of a terrorist's single nuclear device in a major metropolitan center would trigger an unparalleled humanitarian and environmental disaster. An accidental military launch of multiple warheads could result in a worldwide nuclear holocaust. Medical researchers and military analysts forebode grim consequences.” ResultsMilitaryMajorsConsequenceEnvironmentalHumanitarianMedicalNuclearDisasterTerroristDevicesHolocaustMultipleExplosionsTriggersGrimResearchersAnalystsMetropolitan Author:Alan Cranston
“We must unite to make nuclear weapons a horror of the past.” PastHorrorWeaponsNuclearNuclear Weapons Author:Michael Douglas