I am going to give you such a weapon that the police and the army will not be able to stand against it. It is the weapon of the Prophet, but you are not aware of it. That weapon is patience and righteousness. No power on earth can stand against it.
Interpretation
Patience and righteousness are powerful tools that can overcome any force.
In this quote, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan emphasizes the idea that true strength does not come from physical weapons or brute force but from the inner qualities of patience and righteousness. He suggests that these virtues are a form of weaponry that can triumph over any adversary, highlighting the power of moral integrity and resilience in the face of oppression or conflict.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a motivational speech to inspire resilience in times of hardship.
To me non-violence has come to represent a panacea for all the evils that surround my people, and, therefore, I am devoting all my energies towards the establishment of a society that should be based on its principles of truth and peace.
My religion is truth, love and service to God and humanity. Every religion that has come into the world has brought the message of love and brotherhood. Those who are indifferent to the welfare of their fellowmen, whose hearts are empty of love, they do not know the meaning of religion.
Fear will always knock on your door. Just don't invite it in for dinner. And for heaven's sake, don't offer it a bed for the night.
Mental toughness is Spartanism, with all its qualities of self-denial, sacrifice, dedication, fearlessness, and love.
It is the obligation of every person who claims to oppose oppression to resist the oppressor by every means at his or her disposal. Not to engage in physical resistance, armed resistance to oppression, is to serve the interests of the oppressor; no more, no less. There are no exceptions to the rule, no easy out.
Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid. What sane man is not?
I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.
I never praised Mr. Snowden or said his actions rise to those of Mohandas Gandhi or other civil rights leaders.
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