Martin Luther King Jr. quotes - page 2

Love is the most durable power in the world. This creative force ... is the most potent instrument available in mankind's quest for peace and security. (Martin Luther King Jr.)
Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. View quote
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The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. View quote
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On some positions, cowardice asks the question, is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? Conscience asks the question, is it right? There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must do it because conscience tells him it is right. View quote
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Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. View quote
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. View quote
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If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive. View quote
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A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. View quote
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Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. View quote
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Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. View quote
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I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant. (Martin Luther King Jr.)
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. View quote
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A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan. View quote
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The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?" View quote
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The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important. View quote
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We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. View quote
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It is love that will save our world and our civilization, love even for enemies. View quote
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All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality. View quote
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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. View quote
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Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal. View quote
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It is incontestable and deplorable that Negroes have committed crimes; but they are derivative crimes. They are born of the greater crimes of the white society. (Martin Luther King Jr.)
A man can't ride your back unless it's bent. View quote
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Everything we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see. View quote
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War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow. View quote
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I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. View quote
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