I have consistently preached that nonviolence demands that the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek. I have tried to make clear that it i… - Martin Luther King Jr.

So I have tried to make it clear that it is wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends. But now I must affirm that it is just as wrong, or even more so, to use moral means to preserve immoral ends.

it is just as wrong, or even perhaps more so, to use moral means to preserve immoral ends.

I have consistently preached that nonviolence demands that the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.

A faithful and good servant is a real godsend; but truly 'tis a rare bird in the land.

The end of life is not to be happy, nor to achieve pleasure and avoid pain, but to do the will of God, come what may.

The road to freedom is a difficult, hard road. It always makes for temporary setbacks.