Quotes from Bonhoffer and Dr. King

1. "One of the great weaknesses of liberal theology is that it becomes so involved in higher criticism, in many instances that it fails to answer certain questions. ... The weakness lies in its failure to connect the masses. Liberal theology seems to be lost in a vocabulary. Moreover, it seems too divorced from life." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
   
2. “The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.” - Dietrich Bonhoffer
   
3. "On the one hand, I must attempt to change the soul of individuals so that their societies may be changed. On the other, I must attempt to change the societies so that the individual soul will have a change. Therefore, I must be concerned about unemployment, slums and economic insecurity." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
   
4. “The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it." - Dietrich Bonhoffer
   
5. “First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.” - Dietrich Bonhoffer
   
6. "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King, Jr.