--- title: "Best People Sayings by Martin Luther King, Jr" description: "93 People quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr. Plus more from Martin Luther King, Jr and more People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/martin-luther-king-jr-127_cheated_how-hard-it-is-for-people-to-live-withou_361884.jpg" --- > [How hard it is for people to live without someone to look down upon-really to look down upon. It is not just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/how-hard-it-is-for-people-to-live-without-someone-to-look-down-upon/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/martin-luther-king-jr-127_cheated_how-hard-it-is-for-people-to-live-withou_361884.jpg) > [Don't ever let anyone pull you so low as to hate them. We must use the weapon of love. We must have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/don-t-ever-let-anyone-pull-you-so-low-as-to-hate-them-we-must-use-the/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e3/martin-luther-king-jr-127_compassion_don-t-ever-let-anyone-pull-you-so-low-as_2422046.png) > [You see, my friends...you begin to ask the questions, 'Who owns the oil?' You begin to ask the question, 'Who owns the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/you-see-my-friends-you-begin-to-ask-the-questions-who-owns-the-oil/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e20/martin-luther-king-jr-127_asks_you-see-my-friends-you-begin-to-ask-the_2610589.png) > [It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/it-is-obvious-today-that-america-has-defaulted-on-this-promissory/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f0/martin-luther-king-jr-127_america_it-is-obvious-today-that-america-has-def_1956518.png) > [When a nation becomes obsessed with the guns of war, it loses its social perspective… There is something about a war like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/when-a-nation-becomes-obsessed-with-the-guns-of-war-it-loses-its/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efa/martin-luther-king-jr-127_bitterness_when-a-nation-becomes-obsessed-with-the_2161084.png) > [I would be the last to condemn the thousands of sincere and dedicated people outside the churches who have labored unselfishly through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/i-would-be-the-last-to-condemn-the-thousands-of-sincere-and-dedicated/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/martin-luther-king-jr-127_christian_i-would-be-the-last-to-condemn-the-thous_2418760.jpg) > [I had a very depressing response because I realized that these were my own people, these were Negroes throwing eggs at me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/i-had-a-very-depressing-response-because-i-realized-that-these-were/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/845/martin-luther-king-jr-127_causes_i-had-a-very-depressing-response-because_2068629.png) > [Our world hinges on moral foundations. God has made it so. God has made the universe to be based on a moral…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/our-world-hinges-on-moral-foundations-god-has-made-it-so-god-has-made/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68b/martin-luther-king-jr-127_character_our-world-hinges-on-moral-foundations-go_1304951.png) > [If you want to move people, it has to be toward a vision that's positive for them, that taps important values, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/if-you-want-to-move-people-it-has-to-be-toward-a-vision-that-s/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/martin-luther-king-jr-127_compelling_if-you-want-to-move-people-it-has-to-be_2751495.jpg) > [We aren't engaged in any negative protest and in any negative arguments with anybody. We are saying that we are determined to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/we-aren-t-engaged-in-any-negative-protest-and-in-any-negative/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/martin-luther-king-jr-127_argument_we-aren-t-engaged-in-any-negative-protes_1955648.png) > [The thing that we need in the world today, is a group of men and women who will stand up for right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/the-thing-that-we-need-in-the-world-today-is-a-group-of-men-and-women/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f16/martin-luther-king-jr-127_caught_the-thing-that-we-need-in-the-world-toda_1527027.png) > [I admire the good samaritan, but I don't want to be one.I don't want to spend my life picking up people by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/i-admire-the-good-samaritan-but-i-don-t-want-to-be-one-i-don-t-want/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52b/martin-luther-king-jr-127_admire_i-admire-the-good-samaritan-but-i-don-t_2148456.jpg) > [Even when the polls are open to all, Negroes have shown themselves too slow to exercise their voting privileges. There must be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/even-when-the-polls-are-open-to-all-negroes-have-shown-themselves-too/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec4/martin-luther-king-jr-127_apathetic_even-when-the-polls-are-open-to-all-negr_2675779.jpg) ## Other authors on People - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 856 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 843 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 724 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 624 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 488 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 367 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. 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Maxwell 249 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/john-c-maxwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terry-pratchett-89528.jpg) Terry Pratchett 244 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/terry-pratchett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-gates-17911.jpg) Bill Gates 223 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/bill-gates/) ## More by Martin Luther King, Jr > [The strong man holds in a living blend strongly marked opposites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/the-strong-man-holds-in-a-living-blend-strongly-marked-opposites/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) > [Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. ... We are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/our-nation-was-born-in-genocide-when-it-embraced-the-doctrine-that/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 all a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/somewhere-somebody-must-have-some-sense-men-must-see-that-force/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) > [Every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/every-genuine-expression-of-love-grows-out-of-a-consistent-and-total/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/we-must-remember-that-intelligence-is-not-enough-intelligence-plus/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) > [I’ve been to the Mountaintop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/i-ve-been-to-the-mountaintop/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) > [The supreme task is to organize and unite people so that their anger becomes a transforming force.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/the-supreme-task-is-to-organize-and-unite-people-so-that-their-anger/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) > [The great issue of life is to harness the drum major instinct.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/the-great-issue-of-life-is-to-harness-the-drum-major-instinct/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 universe. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/somebody-must-have-sense-enough-and-morality-enough-to-cut-off-the/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) > [Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/darkness-is-only-driven-out-with-light-not-more-darkness/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) > [What seems so necessary today may not even be desirable tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/what-seems-so-necessary-today-may-not-even-be-desirable-tomorrow/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) > [The Negro cannot win the respect of his oppressor by acquiescing; he merely increases the oppressor's arrogance and contempt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/the-negro-cannot-win-the-respect-of-his-oppressor-by-acquiescing-he/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/the-majority-of-the-negroes-who-took-part-in-the-year-long-boycott-of/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) > [Whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity and it has worth,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/whenever-you-are-engaged-in-work-that-serves-humanity-and-is-for-the/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) > [I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/i-have-a-dream-that-one-day-even-the-state-of-mississippi-a-desert/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/martin-luther-king-jr/#itemlist", "name": "Best People Sayings by Martin Luther King, Jr", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "How hard it is for people to live without someone to look down upon-really to look down upon. 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