Martin Luther King, Jr. Violence Quotations

At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

Violence is anything that denies human integrity, and leads to hopelessness and helplessness.

Civilization and violence are antithetical concepts.

The modern choice is between non-violence or non-existence.

Violence ends up defeating itself. It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers.

Violence is not the way.

Violence often brings about momentary results.

The question is no longer between violence and non-violence it is between non-violence and non-existence.

Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.

Violence is not only impractical but immoral.

The United States is the largest exporter of violence in the world

I would suffer all the humiliation, all the torture, the absolute ostracism and even death, to prevent violence

What you get with violence can be maintained only with violence

I'm concerned about justice. I'm concerned about brotherhood. I'm concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about these, he can never advocate violence.

Violence multiplies violence.

Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.

Violence brings only temporary victories; violence, by creating many more social problems than it solves, never brings permanent peace.