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"I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic. And yet I am not so opposed to capitalism that I have failed to see its relative merits. It started out with a noble and high motive, viz, to block the trade monopolies of nobles, but like most human system it fail victim to the very thing it was revolting against. So today capitalism has outlived its usefulness. It has brought about a system that takes necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes."

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
'Letter to Coretta Scott', 1952

"he misuse of Capitalism can also lead to tragic exploitation. This has so often happened in your nation. They tell me that one tenth of one percent of the population controls more than forty percent of the wealth..."

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
'Paul's Letter to American Christians' 1956

"One may well ask: "How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?" The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws."

"An unjust law is a code that a majority inflicts on a minority that is not binding on itself. This is difference made legal."

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' (1963)

"I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season." Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will."

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' (1963)

To acknowledge the legacy of a statesman, a great man, and an agitator for justice, the Compass will be providing our subscribers with a selection of quotations from the reverend King himself which are often as applicable today as when they were first spoken.

In an autumnal issue for the windy weeks of November, the Compass takes on thanksgiving, TPP, and other issues. Check it out on Issuu.

http://issuu.com/lssucompass/docs/november2015

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