"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it."
"The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict."
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
"Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal."
Dr. King on Brotherhood
(When reading these quotes, my fellow Progressives, remember the recent legislation by the Congress, dominated by the Regressives, cutting aid to the needy, in order to pay for tax cuts to the wealthy.)
"The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But ... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'"
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?"
"Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary."
"Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness."
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
"All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality."
"The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers."
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
