We must have the faith that things will work out somehow, that God will make a way for us when there seems… — Martin Luther King, Jr Faith Copy Share Image
I may not get there with you, but I believe that we as a people will someday reach the promised land. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down." --From My Brother Martin, by Christine King Farris — Martin Luther King, Jr Brother Copy Share Image
Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane. — Martin Luther King, Jr Care Copy Share Image
Returning violence for violence multiplies violence... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. — Martin Luther King, Jr Hate Copy Share Image
The question is no longer between violence and non-violence it is between non-violence and non-existence. — Martin Luther King, Jr Existence Copy Share Image
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. — Martin Luther King, Jr Freedom Copy Share Image
When people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Man is not made for the state; the state is made for man. To deprive man of freedom is to relegate him… — Martin Luther King, Jr Economy Copy Share Image
God is not merely interestd in the freedom of brown men, yellow men, red men and black men.He is interested in the… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The method of nonviolence seeks not to humiliate and not to defeat the oppressor, but it seeks to win his friendship and… — Martin Luther King, Jr Aftermath Copy Share Image
When Negroes looked for the second phase, the realization of equality, they found that many of their white allies had quietly disappeared…… — Martin Luther King, Jr Allies Copy Share Image
I came to the conclusion that there is an existential moment in your life when you must decide to speak for yourself;… — Martin Luther King, Jr Conclusion Copy Share Image
There are two types of laws: there are just laws and there are unjust laws... What is the difference between the two?...An… — Martin Luther King, Jr Code Copy Share Image
Before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched across the pages of history the majestic… — Martin Luther King, Jr Declaration Copy Share Image
Now there is a final reason I think that Jesus says, 'Love your enemies.' It is this: that love has within it… — Martin Luther King, Jr Enemy Copy Share Image
This hour in history needs a dedicated circle of transformed nonconformists. Our planet teeters on the brink of annihilation; dangerous passions of… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an… — Martin Luther King, Jr Darkness Copy Share Image
Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. ...… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good. No other person has… — Martin Luther King, Jr Civil disobedience Copy Share Image
It’s wrong to hate. It always has been wrong and it always will be wrong! It’s wrong in America, it’s wrong in… — Martin Luther King, Jr America Copy Share Image
Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience, and… — Martin Luther King, Jr Capitalism Copy Share Image
And you know, it's possible that the priest and the Levite looked over that man on the ground and wondered if the… — Martin Luther King, Jr Acting Copy Share Image
By nonviolent resistance, the Negro can also enlist all men of good will in his struggle for equality. — Martin Luther King, Jr Good will Copy Share Image
Be an artist at whatever you do. Even if you are a street sweeper, be the Michelangelo of street sweepers. — Martin Luther King, Jr Art Copy Share Image
Great people aren't those who are happy at times of convienience and content, but of how they are in times of catastrophy… — Martin Luther King, Jr Controversy Copy Share Image
Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles; Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Our problem is not to be rid of fear but rather to harness and master it. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Just as it is the duty of all men to obey just laws, so it is the duty of all men to… — Martin Luther King, Jr Duty Copy Share Image
The job of the school is to teach so well that family background is no longer an issue. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
It may be true that the law cannot change the heart but it can restrain the heartless. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Evil must be attacked by. . . the day to day assault of the battering rams of justice. — Martin Luther King, Jr Assault Copy Share Image
Capitalism started out with a noble and high motive, but like most human systems it fell victim to the very thing it… — Martin Luther King, Jr Capitalism Copy Share Image
The ultimate solution to the race problem lies in the willingness of men to obey the unenforceable. — Martin Luther King, Jr Lying Copy Share Image
We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody, that is far superior to the discords of war. — Martin Luther King, Jr Being at peace Copy Share Image
Moral principles have lost their distinctiveness. For modern man, absolute right and absolute wrong are a matter of what the majority is… — Martin Luther King, Jr Absolutes Copy Share Image
Violence is anything that denies human integrity, and leads to hopelessness and helplessness. — Martin Luther King, Jr Crime Copy Share Image
Christianity has always insisted that the cross we bear always precedes the crown we wear. — Martin Luther King, Jr Bears Copy Share Image
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. — Martin Luther King, Jr Consensus Copy Share Image
