I'm concerned about a better world. I'm concerned about justice; I'm concerned about brotherhood; I'm concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about that, he can never advocate violence. For through violence you may murder a murderer, but you can't murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar, but you can't establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can't murder hate through violence. Darkness cannot put out darkness; only light can do that.
Martin Luther King, Jr.There comes a time when a moral man can't obey a law which his conscience tells him is unjust.
Martin Luther King, Jr.A riot is the language of the unheard. On blacks in America; address at Birmingham AL
Martin Luther King, Jr.The question is no longer between violence and non-violence it is between non-violence and non-existence.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Human progress never rolls in on the wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts and the persistent work of dedicated individuals who are willing to be co-workers with God and without this hard work time itself becomes an ally of the primitive forces of social stagnation.
Martin Luther King, Jr.