Term Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr

11 Term quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr

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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s reflections on the concept of a term are presented in eleven compact quotes. Though the set is modest, each line carries the weight of his eloquent advocacy, providing a quick yet resonant glimpse of his thinking.

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To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in…

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A man does not measure its height in moments of comfort, but in terms of change and controversy

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The world in which we live is geographically one. The challenge that we face today is to make it one in terms…

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We know nothing about Africa, although our roots are there in terms of our forbearers. But I mean as far as the…

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In every age and every generation, men have envisioned a promised land. Some may have envisioned it with the wrong ideology, with…

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A final victory is an accumulation of many short-term encounters. To lightly dismiss a success because it does not usher in a…

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It is our experience that the nation doesn't move around questions of genuine equality for the poor and for black people until…

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I would not hesitate to say that it is unfortunate that so-called demonstrations are taking place in Birmingham at this time, but…

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The Negroes of America had taken the President, the press and the pulpit at their word when they spoke in broad terms…

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In the event of a violent revolution, we would be sorely outnumbered. And when it was all over, the Negro would face…

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The Christians who engaged in infamous persecutions and shameful inquisitions were not evil men but misguided men. The churchmen who felt they…

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