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The purpose of direct action is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Doors, Direct Action
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.89, Beacon Press
The purpose of direct action is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation.