"To dislocate the functioning of a city..." - Quote by Martin Luther King Jr
To dislocate the functioning of a city without destroying it can be more effective than a riot because it can be longer-lasting, costly to the society but not wantonly destructive, moreover, it is more difficult for Government to quell it by superior force.
More by Martin Luther King Jr
“As we have seen, the first public expression of disenchantment with nonviolence arose around the question of 'self-defense.' In a sense this is a false issue, for the right to defend one's home and one's person when attacked has been guaranteed through the ages by common law.”
“If you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl, but keep moving forward!”
“I think the inconveniences of a segregated education are much greater than the inconveniences of busing students so that they can get an integrated quality education.”
More on Protest
“Against eternal injustice, man must assert justice, and to protest against the universe of grief, he must create happiness.”
“If an injustice requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the government machine.”
“Art is a finger up the bourgeoisie ass.”
More on Nonviolence
“I have no secret methods. I know no diplomacy save that of truth. I have no weapon but non-violence.”
“Nonviolence, applied to very large masses of mankind, is a new experiment in the history of the world.”
“I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honour than that she should, in a cowardly manner, become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonour. But I believe that nonviolence is infinitely superior to violence, forgiveness is more manly than punishment.”