A. J. Muste Quotes
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The survival of democracy depends on the renunciation of violence and the development of nonviolent means to combat evil and advance the good.
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There is no way to peace; peace is the way.
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'Recent Gains in the Quest for Peace' in The World tomorrow Vol. 11, No. 1 (January 1928), p. 8; including a quote from the Communist song 'The Advancing Proletaire.'
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Violence begets violence by whomever used. War is a dirty business and entails the use of degrading means, whoever wages it.
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Joy and growth come from following our deepest impulses, however foolish they may seem to some, or dangerous, and even though the apparent outcome may be defeat.
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Educational enterprises do not for any length of time remain immune from the struggle of interests for power which is the dominant feature of social life under a class system.
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We cannot have peace if we are only concerned with peace. War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life. If we want to attack war, we have to attack that way of life.
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In a world built on violence, one must be a revolutionary before one can be a pacifist.