I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but of practical realism. Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, love is an absolute necessity for the survival of our civilization. To return hate for hate does nothing but intensify the existence of evil in the universe. Someone must have sense enough and religion enough to cut off the chain of hate and evil, and this can only be done through love.
Martin Luther King, Jr.There is such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.
Martin Luther King, Jr.We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was โlegalโ and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was โillegal.โ It was โillegalโ to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitlerโs Germany. Even so, I am sure that, had I lived in Germany at the time, I would have aided and comforted my Jewish brothers. If todayI lived in a Communist country where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I would openly advocate disobeying that country's antireligious laws.
Martin Luther King, Jr.