"As we have seen, the first public..." - Quote 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.
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“Now a lot of us are preachers, and all of us have our moral convictions and concerns, and so often have problems with power. There is nothing wrong with power if power is used correctly.”
“Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. It is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all.”
“The group consisting of mother, father and child is the main educational agency of mankind.”
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“Nonviolence becomes meaningless if violence is permitted for self-defence.”
“I don't advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I'll step on his.”
“For every idealistic peacemaker willing to renounce his self-defence in favour of a weapons-free world, there is at least one warmaker anxious to exploit the other's good intentions.”