第2章 Dedication (第1/1页)

Tomymotherandfather"Powerproperlyunderstoodisnothingbuttheabilitytoachievepurpose.Itisthestrengthrequiredtobringaboutsocial,political,andeconomicchange….Andoneofthegreatproblemsofhistoryisthattheconceptsofloveandpowerhaveusuallybeencontrastedasopposites-polaropposites-sothatloveisidentifiedwiththeresignationofpower,andpowerwiththedenialoflove.Nowwe'vegottogetthisthingright.What[weneedtorealizeis]thatpowerwithoutloveisrecklessandabusive,andlovewithoutpowerissentimentalandanemic….Itispreciselythiscollisionofimmoralpowerwithpowerlessmoralitywhichconstitutesthemajorcrisisofourtime."-MARTINLUTHERKINGJR.,"WhereDoWeGoFromHere?
　　
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