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The non-violent resistor not only avoids external, physical violence, but he avoids internal violence of spirit. He not only refuses to shoot his oppo...more

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What I'm saying to you this morning is that Communism forgets that life is individual. Capitalism forgets that life is social, and the Kingdom of Brot...more

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And one day we must ask the question, "Why are there forty million poor people in America?" And when you begin to ask that question, you are raising q...more

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Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless ...more

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A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies. ... A true revolution of...more

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I suggested then that the prize was not given merely as recognition of past achievement, but also as recognition, a more profound recognition, that th...more

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We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension that is already alive

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We are going to win our freedom because both the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of the Almighty God are embodied in our echoing de...more

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Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.

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There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.

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At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love

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we shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We will meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what...more

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Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice.

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Violence is not only impractical but immoral.

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Nonviolence is power, but it is the right and good use of power.