Conditions Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr

10 Conditions quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr

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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ten short remarks on conditions capture a snapshot of his moral urgency without overwhelming.

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Man was born into barbarism when killing his fellow man was a normal condition of existence. He became endowed with a conscience.…

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But while so many white Americans are unaware of conditions inside the ghetto, there are very few ghetto dwellers who are unaware…

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A religion true to its nature must also be concerned about man's social conditions…A ny religion that professes to be concerned with…

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Somebody must have sense enough to meet hate with love. Somebody must have sense enough to meet physical force with soul force.…

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It is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to…

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Communism will never be defeated by atomic bombs. Our greatest defense against Communism is to take offensive action on behalf of justice…

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In the event of a violent revolution, we would be sorely outnumbered. And when it was all over, the Negro would face…

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I had a very depressing response because I realized that these were my own people, these were Negroes throwing eggs at me.…

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The darkness of racial injustice will be dispelled only by the light of forgiving love. For more that three centuries American Negroes…

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There are some things concerning which we must always be maladjusted if we are to be people of good will. We must…

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Every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God.

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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…

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The supreme task is to organize and unite people so that their anger becomes a transforming force.

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The great issue of life is to harness the drum major instinct.

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Somebody must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate and the chain of evil in the universe. And…

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Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.

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What seems so necessary today may not even be desirable tomorrow.

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The Negro cannot win the respect of his oppressor by acquiescing; he merely increases the oppressor's arrogance and contempt.

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The majority of the Negroes who took part in the year-long boycott of Montgomery's buses were poor and untutored; but they understood the essence…

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Whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity and it has worth,

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I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will…

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