Adolfo Perez Esquivel quotes

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel is an Argentinian activist, artist, and human rights advocate. His peaceful campaigns against dictatorship and injustice earned him the Nobel Peace Prize. He continues to inspire others worldwide through his commitment to nonviolence and social justice. Here are 7 of his quotes:

We know we cannot plant seeds with closed fists. To sow, we must open our hands. (Adolfo Perez Esquivel)

Nonviolence is absolute respect for each human being.

Adolfo Perez Esquivel

For me, it is essential to have the inner peace and serenity of prayer in order to listen to the silence of God, which speaks to us, in our personal life and the history of our times, of the power of love.

Adolfo Perez Esquivel

We know that peace is only possible when it is the fruit of justice. True peace is a profound transformation by means of the force of nonviolence that is the power of love.

Adolfo Perez Esquivel

Reflection is only a partial understanding of truth if it does not translate itself in practice into commitments to the common good and justice. Truth is not mere abstraction but something to be done and is only apprehended when this is realized.

Adolfo Perez Esquivel

Don't stand back with your arms folded; step forward... There is hope and light to resist injustice and promote peace without violence.

Adolfo Perez Esquivel

There is such thing as a 'smart bomb' - bombs are smart these days, you know.

Adolfo Perez Esquivel

Adolfo Perez Esquivel

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Occupation: Argentinian Activist
Born: November 26, 1931
Quotes count: 7

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