8 Powerful , Martin Luther King Jr. , Quotes. Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: Only love can do that. We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience. A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a constant attitude. We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
