In a society in which certain people or groups—by virtue of economic, social, or political power—have dead-weight advantages over others who are essentially without that kind of power, those who are thus disadvantaged know that they cannot fight back effectively, that they cannot

1. Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.


2. Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding.


3. Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people.


4. Nonviolence holds that suffering can educate and transform.


5. Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate.


6. Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of justice.