Am I the only one, wondering why is that when a brave soul stands up for the rights of those being abused and injustice they have so much violent opposition?
For example both Martin Luther King and Ghandi stood up for people rights and look at their tragic ending. Here are some quotes by Ghandi:
Justice should become cheap and expeditious. Today it is the luxury of the rich and the joy of the gambler.
Freedom battles are not fought without paying heavy prices.
No charter of freedom will be worth looking at which does not ensure the same measure of freedom for the minorities as for the majority.
The willing sacrifice of the innocent is the most powerful retort to insolent tyranny that has yet been conceived by God or man.
Everyone should realize the secret that oppression thrived only when the oppressed submitted to it .
A life of sacrifice is the pinnacle of art, and is full of true joy
Success is the certain result of suffering of the extremist character voluntarily undergone.
The quest of Truth involves tapas (self-suffering) sometimes even unto death.
Ahimsa means infinite love, which again means infinite capacity for suffering.
Website on MLK http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/
Website on Ghandi http://www.mkgandhi.org/