“Every man of humane convictions must decide on the protest that best suits his convictions, but we must all protest.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. waves to supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial 28 August 1963 on the Mall in Washington DC
“In spite of temporary victories, violence never brings permanent peace.”
“We adopt the means of nonviolence because our end is a community at peace with itself. We will try to persuade with our words, but if our words fail, we will try to persuade with our acts.”
