Adjective
(Of a deed, event etc.) Without violence.
(Of a person or movement) Opposed to violence.
(Of a convict) Sentenced for a crime that did not involve violence. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA revolution simply means great change, significant change, and that's how I'm defining it - great change for the better, brought about through non-violent means. Aung San Suu Kyi
I believe that Gandhi was correct. Non-violent civil disobedience is the only way to bring about change that allows people to enjoy the change and not get killed in the process. Edward James Olmos
And the distinction between violent and non-violent action is that the former is exclusively bent upon the destruction of the old, and the latter is chiefly concerned with the establishment of something new. Hannah Arendt
No-one becomes a terrorist from a standing start. It starts with a process of radicalisation. When you look in detail at the backgrounds of those convicted of terrorist offences, it is clear that many of them were first influenced by what some would call non-violent extremists. David Cameron
As we counter this ideology, a key part of our strategy must be to tackle both parts of the creed – the non-violent and violent. This means confronting groups and organisations that may not advocate violence – but which do promote other parts of the extremist narrative. David Cameron
I suggest that, if India is to evolve along nonviolent lines, it will have to decentralize many things. Centralization cannot be sustained and defended without adequate force... Centralization as a system is inconsistent with non-violent structure of society. Mahatma Gandhi