Alternatives Quote by Martin Luther King, Jr

“The real reason that nonviolence is considered to be a virtue in Negroes— I am not speaking now of its racial value, another matter…

— James Baldwin

You are resisting, but you've come to see that tactically as well as morally, it is better to be nonviolent.If one would, didn't want…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

By nonviolent resistance, the Negro can also enlist all men of good will in his struggle for equality.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“One of the greatest paradoxes of the Black Power movement was that it talked unceasingly about not imitating the values of white society, but…

— Martin Luther King Jr

It is incorrect to classify the revolt of the Negro as simply a radical conflict of black against white or as a purely American…

— Malcolm X

Any time the negro becomes involved in mature political action, then the resistance of the politicians who benefit from the exploited political system as…

— Malcolm X

I feel that non-violence is really the only way that we can follow because violence is just so self-defeating. A riot ends up creating…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“(The essence of the irony of the plight of the Negro in America, to me, is that he is doomed to live in isolation…

— Richard Wright

It is purposeless to tell Negroes they should not be enraged when they should be. Indeed, they will be mentally healthier if they do…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

There are positively no mental, physical or moral attainments too lofty for the Negro to accomplish if granted a fair and equal opportunity.

— Major Taylor

Nonviolent action, the Negro saw, was the way to supplement, not replace, the progress of change. It was the way to divest himself of…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Nonviolent resistance makes it possible for the Negro to remain in the South and struggle for his rights. The Negro's problem will not be…

— Martin Luther King, Jr