Somewhere somebody must have some sense. Men must see that force begets force, hate begets hate, toughness begets toughness. And it is… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Somebody must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate and the chain of evil in the… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The Negroes of America had taken the President, the press and the pulpit at their word when they spoke in broad terms… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The Christians who engaged in infamous persecutions and shameful inquisitions were not evil men but misguided men. The churchmen who felt they… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust ... is in reality expressing the highest respect for law… — 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. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
You can’t reach good ends through evil means, because the means represent the seed and the end represents the tree. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Communism forgets that life is individual. Capitalism forgets that life is social, and the kingdom of brotherhood is found neither in the… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The problem of racism, the problem of economic exploitation, and the problem of war are all tied together. These are the triple… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Certainly I'm not saying that you sit down and patiently accept injustice. I'm talking about a very strong force, where you stand… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The existence of poverty in the US should not be accepted as a necessary evil or insoluble problem, but should be considered… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Where evil men would seek to perpetuate an unjust status quo, good men must seek to bring into being a real order… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
We will never have peace in the world until men everywhere recognize that ends are not cut off from means, because the… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There is some good in the worst of us, and some evil in the best of us. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
With all of its false assumptions and evil methods, communism grew as a protest against the hardships of the underprivileged. Communism in… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The Negro who experiences bitter and agonizing circumstances as a result of some ungodly white person is tempted to look upon all… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Love is creative, understanding goodwill for all men. It is the refusal to defeat any individual. When you rise to the level… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
[Nonviolence] is directed against forces of evil rather than against persons who happen to be doing the evil. It is evil that… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Forgiveness does not mean ignoring what has been done or putting a false label on an evil act. It means, rather, that… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Whenever the early Christians entered a town the power structure got disturbed and immediately sought to convict them for being "disturbers of… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
For you all think God is one who rewards good and punishes evil, but I say to you that God is one… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Wisdom born of experience should tell us that war is obsolete. There may have been a time when war served as a… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The strong man holds in a living blend strongly marked opposites. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. ... We are… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Somewhere somebody must have some sense. Men must see that force begets force, hate begets hate, toughness begets toughness. And it is all a… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
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… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The supreme task is to organize and unite people so that their anger becomes a transforming force. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The great issue of life is to harness the drum major instinct. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Somebody must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate and the chain of evil in the universe. And… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
What seems so necessary today may not even be desirable tomorrow. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The Negro cannot win the respect of his oppressor by acquiescing; he merely increases the oppressor's arrogance and contempt. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image