Movement Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr

13 Movement quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr

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King’s voice on movement resonates with hope and resolve. Thirteen powerful statements here echo his conviction that collective effort can reshape justice and equality.

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The movement for equality and justice can only be a success if it has both a mass and militant character; the barriers…

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Had it not been for the ministry of my good friend Dr. Billy Graham, my work in the civil rights movement would…

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If the Negro is to achieve the goal of integration, he must organize himself into a militant and nonviolent mass movement.

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The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress.

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A social movement that only moves people is merely a revolt. A movement that changes both people and institutions is a revolution.

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We aren't going to let any mace stop us. We are masters in our nonviolent movement in disarming police forces; they don't…

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History is a great teacher. Now everyone knows that the labor movement did not diminish the strength of the nation but enlarged…

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The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress. Out of its bold struggles, economic…

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I would be the last to condemn the thousands of sincere and dedicated people outside the churches who have labored unselfishly through…

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We did not hesitate to call our movement an army. But it was a special army, with no supplies but its sincerity,…

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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…

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We must see the great distinction between a reform movement and a revolutionary movement. We are called upon to raise certain basic…

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We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Frankly…

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