Martin Luther King on "Agape," a Form of Love at the Core of Nonviolent Resistance

“Agape is more than romantic love. Agape is more than friendship. Agape is not something affectionate. Agape is creative, understanding, redemptive, goodwill for all... When one rises to love on this level he loves men not because he likes them, but he loves every man because God loves him... And so he rises to the level of hating the system rather than the individual who is caught up in that system. He loves the person and hates the evil deed... more and more I've come to believe this – that this is the way we will get out of this dark night of oppression.“