Martin Luther King Memorial

SOME OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR PRINCIPLES OF NONVIOLENCE:

"If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional, our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective."Martin Luther King. Georgia, 1967

"I believed that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final world in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant." Martin Luther King. Norway, 1964

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." Martin Luther King, 1963

"We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Discrit of Columbia, 1968

Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in." Martin Luther King. Discrit of Columbia, 1959

Washington DC Photography: Cherry Blossom 2011