"Violence brings only temporary victories; violence, by..." - Quote by Martin Luther King Jr
Violence brings only temporary victories; violence, by creating many more social problems than it solves, never brings permanent peace.
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“Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political moral questions of our time.”
“Truth crushed to earth will rise again.”
“For years, I labored with the idea of reforming the existing institutions in the South, a little change here, a little change there. Now I feel quite differently. I think you've got to have a reconstruction of the entire system, a revolution of values.”
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“Nonviolence is a universal principle and its operation is not limited by a hostile environment.”
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“Civil disobedience is not only the natural right of a people, especially when they have no effective voice in their own Government, but that it is also a substitute for violence or armed rebellion.”