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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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