True sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
My soul is too glad and too great to be at heart the enemy of any man — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Another reason why we must love our enemies is that hate scars the soul and distorts the personality. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Segregation...not only harms one physically but injures one spiritually...It scars the soul...It is a system which forever stares the segregated in the… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Our goal is to create a beloved community," said Dr. King, "and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God, but my God eluded me. I sought… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Will we march only to the music of time, or will we, risking criticism and abuse, march to the soul-saving music of… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
If America's soul becomes totally poisoned, part of the autopsy must read Vietnam. It can never be saved so long as it… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I'll tell you, I've seen the lightning flash. I've heard the thunder roll. I felt sin-breakers dashing, trying to conquer my soul.… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
One day the absurdity of the almost universal human belief in the slavery of other animals will be palpable. We shall then… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The majority of the Negroes who took part in the year-long boycott of Montgomery's buses were poor and untutored; but they understood… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Somebody must have sense enough to meet hate with love. Somebody must have sense enough to meet physical force with soul force.… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I question and soul-search constantly into myself to be as certain as I can that I am fulfilling the true meaning of… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
A religion true to its nature must also be concerned about man's social conditions…A ny religion that professes to be concerned with… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We will meet your physical force with soul… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Love is understanding, redemptive goodwill for all men, so that you love everybody, because God loves them. You refuse to do anything… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The use of violence in our struggle would be both impractical and immoral. To meet hate with retaliatory hate would do nothing… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There may come a time when it will be possible for you to humiliate your worst enemy or even to defeat him,… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The strong man holds in a living blend strongly marked opposites. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share
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
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
Every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share
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
The supreme task is to organize and unite people so that their anger becomes a transforming force. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share
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
What seems so necessary today may not even be desirable tomorrow. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share
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
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… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share
Whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity and it has worth, — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share