Martin Luther King Jr. quotes - page 17

When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds and our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, we will know that we are living in the creative turmoil of a genuine civilization struggling to be born. (Martin Luther King Jr.)
There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth. View quote
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A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies. View quote
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Christ furnished the spirit and motivation while Gandhi furnished the method. View quote
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I say, this afternoon, that we cannot solve this problem byturning to Communism. Communism is based on an ethical relativism and a metaphysical materialism that no Christian can accept. View quote
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There is nothing more majestic than the determined courage of individuals willing to suffer and sacrifice for their freedom and dignity. View quote
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I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law. View quote
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Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better. View quote
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We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate. View quote
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Babies, we are told, are the latest news from heaven. View quote
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It is cheerful to God when you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of your heart. (Martin Luther King Jr.)
One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty. View quote
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What affects one in a major way, affects all in a minor way. View quote
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The more I thought about human nature, the more I saw how our tragic inclination for sin/mistakes causes us to use our minds to rationalize our action. View quote
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It is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence; it is either nonviolence or nonexistence. View quote
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We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles rather than by the quality of our service and relationship to mankind. View quote
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But life at its best is a creative synthesis of opposites in fruitful harmony. View quote
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Three hundred years of humiliation, abuse and deprivation cannot be expected to find voice in a whisper. View quote
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We must work passionately and unrelentingly for the goal of freedom, but we must be sure that our hands are clean in the struggle. We must never struggle with falsehood, hate, or malice. We must never become bitter. View quote
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If I hit you and you hit me and I hit you back and you hit me back and go on, you see, that goes on ad infinitum. It just never ends. Somewhere somebody must have a little sense, and that's the strong person. View quote
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We must substitute courage for caution. (Martin Luther King Jr.)
Lightning makes no sound until it strikes. View quote
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Hate destroys the hater... View quote
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We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent coannihilation. We must move past indecision to action. View quote
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Find a voice in a whisper. View quote
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