dr. martin luther king, jr. is a modern american hero. he is credited as the spirit and soul of the civil rights movement. dr. king organized large nonviolent resistance for equality, justice, and peace. he is especially noted for his beautiful language – his speeches and writings are direct, honest, hopeful, and sincere.
however, we often remember only his hope. we likely forget his anger, his force, and his honesty. we must remember his beauty. . . yet, today, we cannot forget that he was a stubborn activist against inequality, poverty, and war.
dr. king was trying to wreck! its just his hammers and his bombs were love and peace.
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."
"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be."
"The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality."
"Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress."
"Without justice, there can be no peace. He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it."
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
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