”I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. 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.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
(thanks to FB friends Kimberley C.M., Jennifer S.H. and Jennifer C.M. for sharing via Natalie R.)
Later edit: I have to add that it is an incredible person who could live by these words...I wish every person on earth could, so that peace could be a possibility.
It's an amazing quote and so appropriate given the day's news. Such a simple concept that only love can overcome hate, and yet so hard to achieve.
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