Wally's Definition of Nonviolence

NONVIOLENCE is the constant awareness of the dignity and humanity of oneself and others; it seeks truth and justice; it renounces violence both in method and in attitude; it is a courageous acceptance of active love and goodwill as the instrument with which to overcome evil and transform both oneself and others. It is the willingness to undergo suffering rather than inflict it. It excludes retaliation and flight.

Juanita's “Nonviolence of Daily Living” 

I am concerned to strive for a coherent, integrated life. So that the way I live and get my living might be the clearest statement I can make of my belief in nonviolence. So that my day-to-day relations might be an expression of my desire for a world of reason, sharing, and creativity.

To the extent that my very sustenance is embedded in a network organized around violence in many manifestations, I am a collaborator in the very opposite of what I desire. It seems to me that only a profound change in my way of life can begin to correct these contradictions. That change includes reaching toward ever greater simplicity, then devising ways to secure those basic requirements more directly.

By simplifying my needs and living more nearly within the bounds of my own productivity, I hope to reduce my exploitation of the earth and its inhabitants.