Violence, by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Violence as a way of achieving radical justice is both impractical and immoral. It is impractical because it is a decending spiral ending in destruction for all. The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everybody bind.

It is immoral because it seeks to humiliate the opponent rather than to convert. Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love. It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible. It leaves society in monologue rather than dialogue. Violence ends by defeating itself. It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers.

Quote by Martin Luther King, Jr.