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I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a

I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Breaking Silence, World, Revolution
Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence, Delivered 4 April 1967, Riverside Church, New York City

The more there are riots, the more repressive actin will take place, and the more we face the danger of a right-wing takeover and eventually a fascist society.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wings, Faces, Revolution

A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our present policies.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Justice, Breaking Silence, Revolution
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice”, p.119, Beacon Press

Riots are the voices of the unheard.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Voice, Revolution, Riot

I think a revolution can survive without single centralized leadership.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thinking, Revolution
Source: www.theatlantic.com

In the event of a violent revolution, we would be sorely outnumbered. And when it was all over, the Negro would face the same unchanged conditions, the same squalor and deprivation-the only difference being that his bitterness would be even more intense, his disenchantment even more abject. Thus, in purely practical as well as moral terms, the American Negro has no rational alternative to nonviolence.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Differences, Revolution, Events

This Revolution is genuine because it was born from the same womb that always gives birth to massive social upheavals - the womb of intolerable conditions and unendurable situations.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Giving, Upheaval, Revolution
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). “Why We Can't Wait”, p.98, Beacon Press

In this Revolution, no plans have been written for retreat. Those who will not get into step will find that the parade has passed them by.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights, Revolution, Retreat
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). “Why We Can't Wait”, p.99, Beacon Press

The sooner our society admits that the Negro Revolution is no momentary outburst soon to subside into placid passivity, the easier the future will be for us all.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our Society, Revolution, Easier
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). “Why We Can't Wait”, p.99, Beacon Press

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