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Stills Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr

30 Stills quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr

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Martin Luther King, Jr. is best known for his roar, but these thirty excerpts reveal his softer side—a belief that calm contemplation fuels courageous action. The collection shows how stillness can be a source of strength in the pursuit of justice.

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We still have a choice today: nonviolence coesistence or violent coannihilation.

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Procrastinatio n is still the thief of time.

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And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply…

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I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a…

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The hope of the world is still in dedicated minorities. The trail-blazers in human, scientific and religious freedom have always been in…

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I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a…

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We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent co-annihilation. This may well be mankind's last chance to choose between chaos…

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Unfortunately, most of the major denominations still practice segregation in local churches, hospitals, schools, and other church institutions. It is appalling that…

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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.…

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We have moved into an era where we are called upon to raise certain basic questions about the whole society. We are…

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I am thankful, however, that some of our white brothers have grasped the meaning of this social revolution and committed themselves to…

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We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We will meet your physical force with soul…

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The great military leaders of the past have gone, their empires have crumbled and burned to ashes. But the empire of Jesus,…

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I think one can live in American society with a certain cultural heritage, whether it's an African heritage or other, European,what have…

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The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward the goal of political independence, and we still creep at…

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No man (sic) has learned to live until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader…

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...we must realize that a vast majority of believers are still searching and will continue to search for the being who is…

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We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.…

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I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for…

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Truth is found neither in Marxism nor in traditional capitalism. Each represents a partial truth. Historically capitalism failed to see the truth…

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And you know, it's possible that the priest and the Levite looked over that man on the ground and wondered if the…

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I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of nuclear…

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I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear…

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I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed,…

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I still believe that standing up for the truth of God is the greatest thing in the world. This is the end…

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The spirit of Lincoln still lives; that spirit born of the teachings of the Nazarene, who promised mercy to the merciful, who…

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I still have a dream today that one day war will come to an end, that men will beat their swords into…

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If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps…

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We are faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Over the bleached…

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Do to us what you will, and we will still love you. Bomb our homes and threaten our children, and as difficult…

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Every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God.

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The great issue of life is to harness the drum major instinct.

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Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.

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What seems so necessary today may not even be desirable tomorrow.

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The Negro cannot win the respect of his oppressor by acquiescing; he merely increases the oppressor's arrogance and contempt.

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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 the essence…

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Whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity and it has worth,

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I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will…

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