At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

"It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important."

"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word."

"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."

"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies."

"The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one."