Principle one: Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people. It is active nonviolent resistance to evil.The key to success in life is law. Life is designed for your success and the way you succeed in any kind of experience in life is you must know. The central point of King's argument, which he takes from Augustine and Thomas Aquinas, is that there is a law higher than human law. The King's Law (Danish: Kongeloven) or Lex Regia was the absolutist constitution of Denmark and Norway from 1665 until 1849 and 1814, respectively. King's philosophy of nonviolence, as reviewed in the Six Principles of Nonviolence, guide these steps for social and interpersonal change. Information Gathering. The rule of law is a term that is often used but difficult to define. A frequently heard saying is that the rule of law means the government of law, not men.