Somewhere somebody must have some sense. Men must see that force begets force, hate begets hate, toughness begets toughness. And it is… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Somebody must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate and the chain of evil in the… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Loving Your Enemies... Far from being the pious injunction of a utopian dreamer, this demand is an absolute necessity for the survival… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There's another reason why you should love your enemies, and that is because hate distorts the personality of the hater. We usually… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Jesus is not an impractical idealist; he is the practical realist. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
...love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals. Just keep being friendly to… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
If one takes a public stand against, say, most any sin you can think of, one is considered "courageous" and a "defender… — Benjamin L. Corey Copy Share Image
Love even for enemies is the key to the solution of the problems of our world. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There is some good in the worst of us, and some evil in the best of us. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Let us be practical and ask the question: How do we love our enemies? — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
You take up energy towards someone because you think loving your enemy doesn't just mean caving into your enemy. It means first… — Robert Thurman Copy Share Image
Forgiveness does not mean ignoring what has been done or putting a false label on an evil act. It means, rather, that… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Now there is a final reason I think that Jesus says, 'Love your enemies.' It is this: that love has within it… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
When I say I love Eastland, it sounds preposterous a man who brutalizes people. But you love him or you wouldn't be… — Bayard Rustin Copy Share Image
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
This question, Is loving your enemy a life practice?, I like that question. It is a life practice, certainly, for everyone. It… — Robert Thurman Copy Share Image
It"s good to keep wide-open ears and listen to what everybody else has to say, but when you come to make a… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
I agree with your remark about loving your enemy as far as actions are concerned. But for me the cognitive basis is… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
