Morality Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr

But now I must affirm that it is just as wrong, or perhaps even more so, to use moral means to preserve…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Vanity asks, is it popular? Politics ask, will it work? But conscience and morality ask, is it right?

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Nonviolence is not sterile passivity, but a powerful moral force which makes for social transformation.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

[nonviolence] seeks to secure moral ends through moral means.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

it is just as wrong, or even perhaps more so, to use moral means to preserve immoral ends.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The first principle of value that we need to rediscover is this: that all reality hinges on moral foundations. In other words,…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

True compassion is more than throwing a coin to a beggar. It demands of our humanity that if we live in a…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

So I have tried to make it clear that it is wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends. But now…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

There are always those who say legislation can't solve the problem. There is a half-truth involved here. It is true that legislation…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

We must move past indecision to action. We must find new ways to speak for peace in Vietnam and for justice throughout…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The first principle of value that we need to rediscover is this: that all reality hinges on moral foundations. In other words,…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

In struggling for human dignity the oppressed people of the world must not allow themselves to become bitter or indulge in hate…

— Martin Luther King, Jr