Think first of the action that is right to take, think later about coping with one's fears.

Quote by Barbara Deming

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Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger...

Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger...

We believe, in fact, that the one act of respect has little force unless matched...

We believe, in fact, that the one act of respect has little force unless matched...

All prisons that have existed in our society to date put people away as no...

All prisons that have existed in our society to date put people away as no...

The injunction that we should love our neighbors as ourselves means to us equally that...

The injunction that we should love our neighbors as ourselves means to us equally that...

We learn best to listen to our own voices if we are listening at the...

We learn best to listen to our own voices if we are listening at the...

Punishment cannot heal spirits, can only break them.

Punishment cannot heal spirits, can only break them.

Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing...

Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing...

There should be no censorship of mail.

There should be no censorship of mail.

This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist...

This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist...

I think the only choice that will enable us to hold to our vision... is...

I think the only choice that will enable us to hold to our vision... is...

The longer we listen to one another - with real attention - the more commonality...

The longer we listen to one another - with real attention - the more commonality...

The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent...

The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent...

Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people's...

Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people's...

Nonviolent action does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect...

Nonviolent action does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect...

The free man must be born before freedom can be won, and the brotherly man...

The free man must be born before freedom can be won, and the brotherly man...

To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one...

To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one...

People who attack others need rationalizations for doing so. We undermine those rationalizations.

People who attack others need rationalizations for doing so. We undermine those rationalizations.

After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could...

After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could...

After the revolution, let us hope, prisons simply would not exist - if by prisons...

After the revolution, let us hope, prisons simply would not exist - if by prisons...

Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act...

Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act...