Martin Luther King Jr's The Speeach at Galiee - FOR FREEDON THROUGH NON-VIOLENCE


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  1. JRY17 October 2015 at 07:57

    Moral and non-physical force
    3 types of Love: Eros (Plato aesthetic love, Romantic love in romantic relationships, Edgar Allen Poe "star to every wondering barb"), Philia (Reciprocal love, love people you like personal love) Agape (universal human love) -- "love your enemies" - Matthew 5.44

    "Truth, justice, love and freedom are ultimately triumphant - evil ultimately goes down"

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