![]() ![]() ![]() King also talks about how Gandhi pioneered the use of nonviolent methods to fight against oppression. He talks about the three words for love in Greek, eros, philia, and agape, and it made me smile, because it took me back in time, to my teenage years, when I first encountered these three words. It has one of the most beautiful descriptions of the philosophy of nonviolent protests that I’ve ever read. ![]() The first part of the book has essays by King in which he describes his philosophy of nonviolent protests. It has something of everything and it seemed to be the best one-volume collection out there and is a beautiful introduction to his work. ‘ A Testament of Hope‘ is a collection of Martin Luther King’s important essays, speeches, interviews, and excerpts from his books. So I looked around and found this book and picked it up, and I’ve been reading it for the past few weeks. Of course, I have read words spoken by him and have seen others quote him, but I haven’t read a book by him. I read an essay by June Jordan on Martin Luther King recently, and I realized that I haven’t read a proper book by him. ![]()
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