These are now being carried forward by the work of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia. Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people. It is active nonviolent resistance to evil. It is aggressive spiritually, mentally and emotionally. It is always persuading the opponent of the righteousness of your cause.
Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding.
The end result of nonviolence is redemption and reconciliation. The purpose of nonviolence is the creation of the Beloved Community. Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people. Nonviolence recognizes that evil doers are also victims and are not evil peoples. The nonviolent resister seeks to defeat evil, not people.