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"And so I say to you today that I still stand by nonviolence. (Yes) And I am still convinced [applause], and I'm still convinced that it is the most potent weapon available to the Negro in his struggle for justice in this country.
And the other thing is, I'm concerned about a better world. I'm concerned about justice; I'm concerned about brotherhood; I'm concerned about truth. (That�s right) 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. (Yes) Through violence you may murder a liar, but you can't establish truth. (That's right) Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can't murder hate through violence. (All right, That�s right) Darkness cannot put out darkness; only light can do that. [applause]"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Now the other thing that we must see about this struggle is that by and large it has been a nonviolent struggle. Let nobody make you feel that those who are engaged or who are engaging in the demonstrations in communities all across the South are resorting to violence; these are few in number. For we�ve come to see the power of nonviolence. We�ve come to see that this method is not a weak method, for it�s the strong man who can stand up amid opposition, who can stand up amid violence being inflicted upon him and not retaliate with violence. (Yeah) [Applause]
You see, this method has a way of disarming the opponent. It exposes his moral defenses. It weakens his morale, and at the same time it works on his conscience, and he just doesn�t know what to do. If he doesn�t beat you, wonderful. If he beats you, you develop the quiet courage of accepting blows without retaliating. If he doesn�t put you in jail, wonderful. Nobody with any sense likes to go to jail. But if he puts you in jail, you go in that jail and transform it from a dungeon of shame to a haven of freedom and human dignity. [Applause] And even if he tries to kill you, (He can�t kill you) you�ll develop the inner conviction that there are some things so dear, some things so precious, some things so eternally true, that they are worth dying for. (Yes) [Applause] And I submit to you that if a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn�t fit to live. [Applause]"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Sometimes it gets hard, but it is always difficult to get out of Egypt, for the Red Sea always stands before you with discouraging dimensions. (Yes) And even after you've crossed the Red Sea, you have to move through a wilderness with prodigious hilltops of evil (Yes) and gigantic mountains of opposition. (Yes) But I say to you this afternoon: Keep moving. (Go on ahead) Let nothing slow you up. (Go on ahead) Move on with dignity and honor and respectability. (Yes)
I realize that it will cause restless nights sometimes. It might cause losing a job; it will cause suffering and sacrifice. (That's right) It might even cause physical death for some. But if physical death is the price that some must pay (Yes sir) to free their children from a permanent life of psychological death (Yes, sir), then nothing can be more Christian. (Yes sir) Keep going today. (Yes sir) Keep moving amid every obstacle. (Yes sir) Keep moving amid every mountain of opposition. (Yes, sir, Yeah) If you will do that with dignity (Say it), when the history books are written in the future, the historians will have to look back and say, "There lived a great people. (Yes sir, Yes) A people with �fleecy locks and black complexion (Yes),� but a people who injected new meaning into the veins of civilization; a people which stood up with dignity and honor and saved Western civilization in her darkest hour (Yes); a people that gave new integrity and a new dimension of love to our civilization." (Yeah, Look out) When that happens, "the morning stars will sing together, (Yes, sir) and the sons of God will shout for joy." (Yes sir, All right) [applause] (Yes, That�s wonderful, All right)"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Whenever I'm with you things get complicated.
I can't understand you; your feelings for me.
A long time ago, we used to be friends,
And I used to know how you looked when you smiled.
But now everythings changed, my feelings for you.
I must find a way to put you behind me.
Hope you'll never find me if i walk astray.
The world it seems, is pretty damn hopless,
Everyone's selfish, except in my dreams.
But when I close my eyes, I'm free of this hatred.
I hope you realize what you're doing to me.
When I am sleeping, I don't have to suffer,
No one's interfering with the way I exist.
Now on my own, and uncharted island,
I feel so alone, my purpose is lost.
Forgive mine own feeling, I am a mere mortal.
Please open the portal that takes me back home.
We all must try to find good in each other,
You can't bring strife to the life that I own.