[ID: Four panel comic. 1: Person standing with hand in front of him. Second person asks "What are you doing?" 2: Person standing puts both hands in front of him, as if bracing. "Using non-violence to resist the state." Second person asks "What are you trying to appeal to?" 3: Person says, "Their conscience..." 4: A train labeled "The United States" slams into where first person was standing as second person shields their eyes. Original comic @MadeByTio /ID]
"Dr. King’s policy was, if you are nonviolent, if you suffer, your opponent will see your suffering and will be moved to change his heart. That’s very good. He only made one fallacious assumption. In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none."
—Kwame Ture