Martin Luther King, jr. said, "We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the ...

... power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies."


Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement. His main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States and he is frequently referenced as a human rights icon today.