Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
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Nothing degrades a man do more than the allowed stoop so low as to hate someone.
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To have peace in the world, men & nations must embrace the nonviolent assertion that ends and means must cohere.
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Resistance and nonviolence are not in themselves good. There is another element that must be present in our struggle that then makes our resistance and nonviolence truly meaningful. That element is reconciliation. Our ultimate end must be the creation of the beloved community
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I have a dream, one dream, keep dreaming. Dream of freedom, justice dreaming, dreaming of equality and hopefully no longer required to dream them.
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Whatever my doubts, however heavy the burden, I feel that I must accept the task of helping to make this nation and this world a better place to live in - for all men, black and white alike.
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My mommy always said there were no monsters - no real ones - but there are.
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It is precisely because education is the road to equality and citizenship, that it has been made more elusive for Negroes than many other rights. The walling off of Negroes from equal education is part of the historical design to submerge him in second class status. Therefore, as Negroes have struggled to be free they have had to fight for the opportunity for a decent education.
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An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.
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Justice too long delayed is justice denied.
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In some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.
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Even if they try to kill you, you develop the inner conviction that there are some things so precious, some things so eternally true that they are worth dying for. And if a person has not found something to die for, that person isn't fit to live!
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Even in the inevitable moments when all seems hopeless, men know that without hope they cannot really live, and in agonizing desperation they cry for the bread of hope.
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Now let us begin. Now let us rededicate ourselves to the long and bitter - but beautiful - struggle for a new world.
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Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.
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Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.
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The contemporary church is so often a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. It is so often the arch supporter of the status quo.
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I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic.
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Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.
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I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.
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The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress.
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The question is no longer between violence and non-violence it is between non-violence and non-existence.
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Education without social action is a one-sided value because it has no true power potential.
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Your self-sacrificing devotion to your purpose in life and your unwavering faith will carry you through times of difficulty.
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To sway an audience, you must watch them as you speak.