The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.

A third reason why we should love our enemies is that love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. We never get rid of an enemy by meeting hate with hate; we get rid of an enemy by getting rid of enmity. By its very nature, hate destroys and tears down; by its very nature, love creates and builds up. Love transforms with redemptive power.

There is nothing in all the world greater than freedom. It is worth paying for; it is worth going to jail for. I would rather be a free pauper than a rich slave. I would rather die in abject poverty with my convictions than live in inordinate riches with the lack of self respect.

One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.

It will be one of the tragedies of Christian history if future historians record that at the height of the twentieth century the church was one of the greatest bulwarks of white supremacy.

Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve purpose. It is the strength required to bring about social, political and economic change.

So when Jesus says "Love your enemies," he is setting forth a profound and ultimately inescapable admonition.