I think that my strong determination for justice comes from the very strong, dynamic personality of my father ... I have rarely… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
In spite of the fact that the law of revenge solves no social problems, men continue to follow its disastrous leading. History… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I've told the kids in the ghettos that violence won't solve their problems, but then they ask me, and rightly so; "Why… — 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
I feel that non-violence is really the only way that we can follow because violence is just so self-defeating. A riot ends… — 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
The major problem of life is learning how to handle the costly interruptions. The door that slams shut, the plan that got… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Love even for enemies is the key to the solution of the problems of our world. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I always had a deep affection for Malcolm and felt that he had a great ability to put his finger on the… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
A nation that will keep people in slavery for 244 years will "thingify" them and make them things. And therefore, they will… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Mankind's survival is dependent on man's ability to solve the problems of racial injustice, poverty, and war; the solution of these problems… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Now a lot of us are preachers, and all of us have our moral convictions and concerns, and so often have problems… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Normal fear protects us; abnormal fear paralyses us. Normal fear motivates us to improve our individual and collective welfare; abnormal fear constantly… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
We must work passionately and indefatigably to bridge the gulf between our scientific progress and our moral progress. One of the great… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Nonviolent resistance makes it possible for the Negro to remain in the South and struggle for his rights. The Negro's problem will… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
They asked if our own nation wasn't using massive doses of violence to solve its problems, to bring about the changes it… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
You can't talk about solving the economic problem of the Negro without talking about billions of dollars. You can't talk about ending… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
[I] know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems.... — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
We must recognize that we can't solve our problems now until there is a radical redistribution of economic and political power.... a… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve purpose... one of the great problems of history is that the concepts… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
And I say to you, I have decided to stick with love, for I know that love is ultimately the only answer… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I firmly believe that the Gandhian philosophy of nonviolent resistance is the only logical and moral approach to the solution of the… — 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