"Nonviolent resistance becomes a force more powerful than the hand of an

oppressor to the extent that it takes away his capacity for control. Embracing
nonviolence for its own sake does not produce this force. A strategy for action is
needed, and that strategy has to involve attainable goals, movement unity, and
robust sanctions that restrict the opponent. To shift the momentum of conflict in
its favor, the nonviolent movement has to expand the scope and variety of its
offensive action, defend its popular base against repression, pierce the legitimacy
of its adversary, and exploit his weaknesses and concessions. When all this
happens, an oppressor inevitably loses support inside and outside his country,
and his means of repression or terror can be unfastened. When the regime
realizes that it can no longer dictate the outcome, the premise and means of its
power implode. Then the end is only a matter of time."

A Force More Powerful, p. 502