{1} I am utilizing a copy of the article An Experiment in Love, published in 1958, reprinted in the compilation A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr., 1991. The article is reprinted on pages 16 - 20 of the compilation. This quote is on p. 16.
{2} King, Testament, p. 16
{3} Today’s New International Version of the Bible, Book of Matthew, Chapter 5, Verses 43 - 48.
{4} Bible, Book of Matthew, Chapter 5, Verse 48
{5} Bible, Book of Matthew, Chapter 5, Verse 45.
{6} King, Testament, p. 16.
{7} Although Gandhi uses the terms “Hindu religion” and “Hinduism,” English terms used in his time, I refer to such as Indian spirituality. Hindu is the name of one the largest ethnic groups in India, but the religion / spirituality he refers to is not limited to just this ethnic group.
{8} Mohandas K. Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), 1961, p. 109, excerpt from Young India, May 12, 1920.
{9} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 161, excerpt from Young India, August 25, 1920.
{10} Gandhi, An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth, 1957, p. xxvii - xxviii.
{11} Gandhi, An Autobiography, p. 350.
{12} Gandhi, An Autobiography, p. xxviii.
{13} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 42, excerpt from From Yeravda Mandir, 1932, Chapter II: Ahimsa Or Love.
{14} Gandhi, An Autobiography, p. 210.
{15} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 45, excerpt from From Yeravda Mandir, 1932, Chapter III: Brahmacharya Or Chastity.
{16} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 44, excerpt from From Yeravda Mandir, 1932, Chapter III: Brahmacharya Or Chastity.
{17} Gandhi, An Autobiography, p. 210.
{18} King, Testament, p. 16.
{19} Bible, Book of Exodus, Chapter 20, Verse 13.
{20} Bible, Book of Exodus, Chapter 20, Verse 16.
{21} Bible, Book of Exodus, Chapter 20, Verse 1.
{22} King, Testament, p. 17.
{23} King, Testament, p. 17.
{24} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 298, excerpt from Harijan, July 8, 1939.
{25} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 35, excerpt from Young India, November 3, 1927.
{26} King, Questions That Easter Answers, a sermon delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 27, 1957.
{27} King, Questions That Easter Answers.
{28} King, Questions That Easter Answers.
{29} King, Testament, p. 17.
{30} King, Testament, p. 17.
{31} King, Testament, p. 17.
{32} King, Testament, p. 17.
{33} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 384, excerpt from The Nation’s Voice, 1947, p. 109 - 110, Part II.
{34} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 381, excerpt from Harijan, March 17, 1946.
{35} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 132 - 133, excerpt from Young India, August 11, 1920.
{36} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 132, excerpt from Young India, August 11, 1920.
{37} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 56, excerpt from Young India, April 27, 1921.
{38} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 201, excerpt from Harijan, April 15, 1933.
{39} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 34, excerpt from Young India, November 3, 1927.
{40} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 133, excerpt from Young India, August 11, 1920.
{41} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 240, excerpt from Young India, March 27, 1930.
{42} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 279, excerpt from Young India, March 19, 1931.
{43} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha), p. 344, excerpt from Young India, March 1, 1928.
{44} Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance