Six Principles Of Nonviolence

Principle One
Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.
Principle Two
Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding.
Principle Three
Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice not people.
Principle Four
Nonviolence holds that suffering and education can transform.
Principle Five
Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate.
Principle Six
Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of justice.

Take from "Pilgrimage to Nonviolence," in Dr. King's book "Stride Toward Freedom," Harper & Row, 1958

Step One
Information Gathering
Step Two
Education
Step Three
Personal Commitment
Step Four
Negotiations
Step Five
Direct Action
Principle Six
Reconciliation

Take from the essay "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in "Why We Can't Wait," New York: Penquin Books, 1963.


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