Quotes

"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." 
- Albert Einstein


"Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
- Eli Wiesel



"There is no more terrible sight than ignorance in action."
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)



"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
- Margaret Mead



"One day the absurdity of the almost universal human belief in the slavery of other animals will be palpable. We shall then have discovered our souls and become worthier of sharing this planet with them."
- Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.



“Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake.  Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.”
- Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.




 More words of Martin Luther King, Jr., which are universal to the human condition:

“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.”


"Let no man pull you low enough to hate him."


“Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words.   Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.”


“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”


"A right delayed is a right denied. That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind.   The time is always right to do the right thing."


“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.”


“Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.”


“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”


“The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.”