Saturday quote

Posted on 11 April 2015 by Graeme Stuart
Fade red heart on rough surface

(Heart photo: Darcy Moore)

One of many great quotes from Martin Luther King Jnr. The full quote (from a sermon he gave in 1957) is:

A third reason why we should love our enemies is that love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. We never get rid of an enemy by meeting hate with hate; we get rid of an enemy by getting rid of enmity. By its very nature, hate destroys and tears down; by its very nature, love creates and builds up. Love transforms with redemptive power.

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About Graeme Stuart

Lecturer (Family Action Centre, Newcastle Uni), blogger (Sustaining Community), Alternatives to Violence Project facilitator, environmentalist, father. Passionate about families, community development, peace, sustainability.
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