A Strong Demanding Love
And so I say to you today that I still stand by nonviolence.
And I am still convinced that it is the most potent weapon available...
For through violence you may murder a murderer
but you can't murder murder.
Through violence you may murder a liar but you can't establish truth
Through violence you may murder a hater
but you can't murder hate.
Darkness cannot put out darkness.
Only light can do that.
And I say to you, I have also decided to stick to love.
For I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems.
And I'm going to talk about it everywhere I go.
I know it isn't popular to talk about it in some circles today.
I'm not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love,
I'm talking about a strong demanding love...
...I say to myself that hate is too great a burden to bear.
I have decided to love.
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
And I am still convinced that it is the most potent weapon available...
For through violence you may murder a murderer
but you can't murder murder.
Through violence you may murder a liar but you can't establish truth
Through violence you may murder a hater
but you can't murder hate.
Darkness cannot put out darkness.
Only light can do that.
And I say to you, I have also decided to stick to love.
For I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems.
And I'm going to talk about it everywhere I go.
I know it isn't popular to talk about it in some circles today.
I'm not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love,
I'm talking about a strong demanding love...
...I say to myself that hate is too great a burden to bear.
I have decided to love.
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
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