- Thou shalt non initiate violence. (Bertrand Russel)
- Thou shalt not finance violence. (Ayn Rand)
- Thou shalt not use verbal violence. (Dag Hammarskjöld)
- Thou shalt manage the earth with wisdom. (Zarathustra)
- Thou shalt not exercise power over others. (Friedrich Hayek)
- Thou shalt not rape anybody or anything. (Georges Bataille)
- Thou shalt not destroy or harm thy competitors. (Rudolf Steiner)
- Thou shalt not wilfully kill or maim thyself. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
- Thou shalt not reach thy goal at the expense of the Other – man, woman or child.
(Emmanuel Levinas) - Thou shalt not cause accidents. (Sigmund Freud)
- Thou shalt practise pure, unconditional hospitality. (Jacques Derrida)
- Thou shalt not wash thy hands in innocence. (Pontius Pilatus)
Jan Pieter de Kok, 29-09-2005
The twelve principles of non-violence have been inspired by
the life achievements of the persons named.