“Through violent defence you may be able to defend yourself or your country for a temporary period of time, but you will continue to live in fear because you can never defend yourself permanently or completely by violent means.”

“Real defence should mean that one can live without fear and feel secure, and that kind of security can never be built up by military force or achieved by counter-violence.”

“Violence cannot continue for a very long time if there is no counter-violence. The violent agent will become ashamed and unable to continue to act out violence.”

“If you could revive the murdered person by killing the killer, then I think such a punishment could to some extent be justified. But since the murdered person cannot be revived, killing the killer cannot be justified by any logic.” (Spirituality; Non-violence)