All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.

As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I. Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill.

I say to you, today, there is another way that combines the best points of both of these and avoids the evil points of both, and that is what we call nonviolent resistance.

We are moving up a mighty highway toward the city of Freedom. There will be meandering points. There will be curves and difficult moments, and we will be tempted to retaliate with the same kind of force that the opposition will use. But I'm going to say to you, 'Wait a minute, Birmingham. Somebody's got to have some sense in Birmingham.

World peace through non-violent means is neither absurd or unattainable.

Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one's whole being into the being of another.