SIX PRINCIPLES OF NONVIOLENCE

PRINCIPLE ONE: Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people. 
 It is active nonviolent resistance to evil. 
 It is aggressive spiritually, mentally and emotionally.

PRINCIPLE TWO: Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding. 
 The end result of nonviolence is redemption and reconciliation.
 The purpose of nonviolence is the creation of the Beloved Community.

PRINCIPLE THREE: Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice not people. 
 Nonviolence recognizes that evildoers are also victims and are not evil people. 
 The nonviolent resister seeks to defeat evil not people.

PRINCIPLE FOUR: Nonviolence holds that suffering can educate and transform. 
 Nonviolence accepts suffering without retaliation. 
 Unearned suffering is redemptive and has tremendous educational and transforming possibilities.

PRINCIPLE FIVE: Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate. 
 Nonviolence resists violence of the spirit as well as the body. 
 Nonviolent love is spontaneous, unmotivated, unselfish and creative.

PRINCIPLE SIX: Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of justice. 
 The nonviolent resister has deep faith that justice will eventually win. 
 Nonviolence believes that God is a God of justice.

You said I frightened you, tell me truthfully can a man that believes in and follows the principles of Dr. King ever be a threat to you?