http://www.kucinich.us/node/1957“The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.”
Martin Luther King Jr. "Strength to Love"
“Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'”
Speech at Civil Rights March on Washington, August 28, 1963
“Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”
December 11, 1964
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” Accepting Nobel Peace Prize, Dec. 10, 1964
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.”