Problem Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr

Love even for enemies is the key to the solution of the problems of our world.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Our problem is not to be rid of fear but rather to harness and master it.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The ultimate solution to the race problem lies in the willingness of men to obey the unenforceable.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The Negro's problem will not be solved by running away.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The major problem of life is learning how to handle the costly interruptions.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The best way to solve any problem is to remove its cause.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

[I] know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

Violence brings only temporary victories; violence, by creating many more social problems than it solves, never brings permanent peace.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

You cannot solve the problem by turning to communism, for communism is based on an ethical relativism and a metaphysical materialism that…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The Negro is the child of two cultures - Africa and America. The problem is that in the search for wholeness all…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

The real problem is that through our scientific genius we’ve made of the world a neighborhood, but through our moral and spiritual…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

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

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

An individual has not begun to live until he can rise above the narrow horizons of his particular individualistic concerns to the…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

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

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

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

We can no longer afford to worship the God of hate or bow before the altar of retaliation. The oceans of history…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

In our struggle against racial segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, I came to see at a very early stage that a synthesis of…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

The potential beauty of human life is constantly made ugly by man's ever recurring song of retaliation. The oceans of history are…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Violence never really deals with the basic evil of the situation. Violence may murder the murderer, but it doesn’t murder murder. Violence…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

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

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

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

The problem with hatred and violence is that they intensity the fears of the white majority, and leave them less ashamed of…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems. And I'm going to talk about it everywhere I go.…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

This is the great new problem of mankind. We have inherited a large house, a great ‘world house’ in which we have…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

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

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