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When our days become dreary with low hovering clouds of despair, and when our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, let us remember that there is a creative force in this universe, working to pull down the

When our days become dreary with low hovering clouds of despair, and when our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, let us remember that there is a creative force in this universe, working to pull down the gigantic mountains of evil, a power that is able to make a way out of no way and transform dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows. Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dark, Power, Night
"Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?". Book by Martin Luther King, Jr., 1967.

Power at its best is love implementing the demand of justice.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Power, Justice, Demand
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.200, Beacon Press

Power is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice is love correcting everything that goes against love.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Love, Power, Justice

Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve purpose. It is the strength required to bring about social, political and economic change.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Change, Strong, Power
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.199, Beacon Press

I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Kings, Character, Power
"The Civil Sphere". Book by Jeffrey C. Alexander, p. 388, 2006.

Our nettlesome task is to discover how to organize our strength into compelling power.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Commitment, Power
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2010). “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?”, p.164, Beacon Press

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