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“[U]nearned suffering is redemptive. suffering, the nonviolent resister realizes, has tremendous education and transforming possibilities. 'Things of fundamental importance to people are not secured by reason alone, but have to be purchased with their suffering,' said Gandhi. He continues: 'Suffering is infinitely more powerful than the law of the jungle for converting the opponent and opening his ears which are otherwise shut to the voice of reason.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
[U]nearned suffering is redemptive. suffering, the nonviolent resister realizes, has tremendous education and transforming possibilities. 'Things of fundamental importance to people are not secured by reason alone, but have to be purchased with their suffering,' said Gandhi. He continues: 'Suffering is infinitely more powerful than the law of the jungle for converting the opponent and opening his ears which are otherwise shut to the voice of reason.