If peace means this, I don’t want peace:
If peace means accepting second class citizenship I don’t want it
If peace means keeping my mouth shut in the midst of injustice and evil, I don’t want it
If peace means being complacently adjusted to a deadening status quo, I don’t want peace.
If peace means a willingness to be exploited economically, dominated politically, humiliated and segregated, I don’t want peace.
In a passive non-violent manner, we must revolt against this peace.
Jesus says in substance, I will not be content until justice, goodwill, brotherhood, love, yes, the kingdom of God are established upon the earth. This is real peace. Peace is the presence of positive good. —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
