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Martin Luther King Jr. on Peace

1929–1968 United States

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True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

We will not build a peaceful world by following a negative path. It is not enough to say "We must not wage war." It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war, but on the positive affirmation of peace.

The Quest for Peace and Justice (1964)

One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means.

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