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The principle of nonviolent resistance seeks to reconcile the truths of two opposites-Acquiescence and violence -while avoiding the extremes and immoralities of both.

The principle of nonviolent resistance seeks to reconcile the truths of two opposites-Acquiescence and violence -while avoiding the extremes and immoralities of both.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Opposites, Two
"Stride Toward Freedom". Book by Martin Luther King, Jr., November 30, 1957.

That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Change, Time

For more than two centuries our foreparents labored here without wages; they made cotton king; and they built the homes of their masters in the midst of brutal injustice and shameful humiliation - and yet out of a bottomless vitality our people continue to thrive and develop.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Kings, Home
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.104, Beacon Press

Slaves do not always welcome their deliverers. They become accustomed to being slaves. They would rather gear those ills they have

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Gears, Welcome

The oppressed must never allow the conscience of the oppressor to slumber. Religion reminds every man that he is his brother's keeper.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Brother, Men
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1968). “I Have a Dream: The Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr”

Nonviolence is an imperative in order to bring about ultimate community.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Order, Community
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1964). “A Martin Luther King Treasury”

The negro cannot win the respect of the white people of the south or the peoples of the world if he is willing to sell the future of his children for his personal and immediate comfort and safety.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Children, Winning
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1968). “I Have a Dream: The Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr”

The Negro cannot win the respect of his oppressor by acquiescing; he merely increases the oppressor's arrogance and contempt.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Winning, Arrogance
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1968). “I Have a Dream: The Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr”

If the Negro is to achieve the goal of integration, he must organize himself into a militant and nonviolent mass movement.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Goal, Movement
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1964). “A Martin Luther King Treasury”

By nonviolent resistance, the Negro can also enlist all men of good will in his struggle for equality.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Struggle, Men
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1964). “A Martin Luther King Treasury”

So when Jesus says "Love your enemies," he is setting forth a profound and ultimately inescapable admonition.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Jesus, Love You
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.67, Beacon Press

Our nettlesome task is to discover how to organize our strength into compelling power.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Commitment, Power
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2010). “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?”, p.164, Beacon Press

The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Freedom, Fear

But I say to you, my friends, there are certain things in our nation and in the world which I am proud to be maladjusted and which I hope all men of good-will will be maladjusted until the good societies realize.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Men, World

We were not unmindful of the difficulties involved. So we decided to go through a process of self-purification.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Self, Process
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.88, Beacon Press

Are you able to accept blows without retaliating?" and "Are you able to endure the ordeals of jail?"

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Blow, Jail

We decided to set our direct-action program around the Easter season, realizing that, with exception of Christmas, this was the largest shopping period of the year. Knowing that a strong economic withdrawal program would be the by-product of direct action.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Easter, Strong
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.88, Beacon Press

Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has consistently refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Direct Action, Issues
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.88, Beacon Press

My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Rights, Gains
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). “Why We Can't Wait”, p.59, Beacon Press

The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward the goal of political independence, and we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward the gaining of a cup of coffee at a lunch counter.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Horse, Coffee
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.90, Beacon Press

If I lived in a Communist country today where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I believe I would openly advocate disobeying these anti-religious laws.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Christian, Country
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.94, Beacon Press

The contemporary church is so often a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. It is so often the arch supporter of the status quo.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Voice, Church
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1968). “I Have a Dream: The Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr”

What is more tragic than to see a person who has risen to the disciplined heights of tough-mindedness but has at the same time sunk to the passionless depths of hard-heartedness?

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Depth, Height
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.6, Beacon Press

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