I was going to comment upon the recent demise of Osama bin Laden at the hands of American forces in Pakistan today. In particular about my concerns on how Al Qaeda and other deviant Islamic sects might see this as a mandate for further violence in celebration of his martyrdom. Then a friend reminded me of the following.
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.”
"Loving Your Enemies,” in Strength to Love by Martin Luther King Jr.
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.”
"Loving Your Enemies,” in Strength to Love by Martin Luther King Jr.
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