Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was deeply inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent civil disobedience movement that helped win India’s independence from England.  Gandhi’s mantra, or guiding slogan, was “Be the change you wish to see in the world”.  That meant not colluding and obeying oppressive and unjust laws.  That meant speaking the truth even when it made others uncomfortable.  It meant not being socially proper, but proper towards all human beings – having a strong sense of ethics and connection to all living things.