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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes about Evil

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To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it.

To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it.

Martin Luther King (Jr.), Alex Ayres (1993). “The Wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr”, Plume

There is some good in the worst of us, and some evil in the best of us.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2015). “The Radical King”, p.39, Beacon Press

We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.26, Beacon Press

Freedom only comes through persistent revolt, through persistent agitation, through persistently rising up against the system of evil.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice”, p.53, Beacon Press

The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of militarism and evils of racism.

"Yes, the Martin Luther King Jr. Estate Approved That Ram Trucks Super Bowl Ad" by April Glaser, slate.com. February 4, 2018.

Somebody must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate and the chain of evil in the universe. And you do that by love

"Loving Your Enemies". Speech delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama, November 17, 1957.