Martin Luther King, Jr.- Influence of Gandhi and Nonviolence

In this interview, Dr. King explains how he was first exposed to the ideas of Gandhi and the philosophy of nonviolence.

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[beowolf19751]

He who is not willing to do die for anything is not fit to live! What a great man Dr. Martin Luther King was! All praises due to King Jesus The Christ though for HE was Dr. Martin Luther Kings and Mahatmas Ghandis ultimate influence and motivator, for he is the FATHER of TRUTH,RIGHTEOUSNESS, and JUSTICE! God bless you all!

[LeoPenguino]

your fucking gay... your saying that because of the rap video by EBR... prick

[Kusay Moukaed]

Looool

He is celibate because he doesn't give a fuck

[Annabelle Lane]

He mentions Lincoln briefly, and seemed to respect him, but I would not say Lincoln was his main inspiration in the slightest. Especially Lincoln was far from believing in the power of peaceful protest. Gandhi himself said that he tried to use the teachings of shrimat bhagvat gita (hindu), Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Leo Tolstoy (the russian author) and Romain Rolland (french writer). He rarely mentions Lincoln when talking about inspiration or influence on his philosophies.

[Annabelle Lane]

And by study, I mean read past that one quote

[Annabelle Lane]

Actually, if you study that work, Gandhi was referring to the western world seeing Indians as about the same worth as Africans and therefore are treated similarly by western societies. He wasn't bad mouthing Africans, he was staying that whites treat Indians at the level they treated Africans, which was not well, as we all know.

[027220]

If you don't like this, you're a something Wayne and Garth say in their song.

[MasterHashBrown]

and Jesus... and perhaps even more people.

[Mohandas Gandhi]

I'm glad I've influenced such a brilliant person.