"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I
would still plant my apple tree. "

- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The old law about "an eye for an eye" leaves everybody blind."
  
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Compassion and non-violence help us to see the enemy's point of view, to hear
his questions, to know his assessment of ourselves. For from his view we may
indeed see the basic weaknesses of our own condition, and if we are mature, we may learn and grow and profit from the wisdom of the brothers who are called the opposition.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction....The chain reaction of evil--hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars--must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength To Love, 1963.

"I See the Promised Land" Speech

"I Have A Dream" Speech

1968: Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr and children, disembarking plane bringing
body of Martin Luther King, Jr home for burial in Atlanta.