Martin Luther King Jr's words on non-violence.
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Kings notion of nonviolence had six key principles. First, one can resist evil without resorting to violence. Second, nonviolence seeks to win the friendship and understanding of the opponent, not to humiliate him (King, Stride, 84). Third, evil itself, not the people committing evil acts, should be opposed. Fourth, those committed to nonviolence must be willing to suffer without retaliation as suffering itself can be redemptive. Fifth, nonviolent resistance avoids external physical violence and internal violence of spirit as well: The nonviolent resister not only refuses to shoot his opponent but he also refuses to hate him (King, Stride, 85). The resister should be motivated by love in the sense of the Greek word agape, which means understanding, or redeeming good will for all men (King, Stride, 86). The sixth principle is that the nonviolent resister must have a deep faith in the future, stemming from the conviction that The universe is on the side of justice (King, Stride, 88).
During the years after the bus boycott, King grew increasingly committed to nonviolence. An India trip in 1959 helped him connect more intimately with Gandhis legacy. King began to advocate nonviolence not just in a national sphere, but internationally as well: the potential destructiveness of modern weapons convinced King that the choice today is no longer between violence and nonviolence. It is either nonviolence or nonexistence
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/nonviolence