Potential

[Dr. King]
Now, your main question is, and the question of the editor of our local newspaper here is: how does this jibe with my whole philosophy of nonviolence?

[Agronskyi]
How does it?

[Dr. King]
I believe firmly in nonviolence, as i have already said. But at the same time, i am not an anarchist. Now, some pacifist are anarchists, following Tolstoy. But i don't go that far. I believe in the intelligent use of police force. I think one who believes in nonviolence must recognize the dimensions of evil within human nature, and there is danger that one can indulge in a sort of superficial optimism, thinking man is all good. Man does, not only have the greater capacity for goodness but there is also the potential for evil