We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody, that is far superior to the discords of war. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The bombs in Vietnam explode at home; they destroy the hopes and possibilities for a decent America. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed,… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I still have a dream today that one day war will come to an end, that men will beat their swords into… — 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
Those of us who love peace must organize as effectively as the war hawks. As they spread the propaganda of war, we… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There may have been a time when war served as a negative good by preventing the spread and growth of an evil… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
For all of us today, the battle is in our hands. The road ahead is not altogether a smooth one. There are… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the… — 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
I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of nuclear… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
We've been in the mountain of war. We've been in the mountain of violence. We've been in the mountain of hatred long enough. It is necessary to move on now, but only by moving out of this mountain can we move to the promised land of justice and brotherhood and the Kingdom of God. It all boils down to the… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share
I am convinced that it is one of the most unjust wars that has ever been fought in the history of the… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Curtailment of free speech is rationalized on grounds that a more compelling American tradition forbids criticism of the government when the nation… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
And violence is impractical, because the old eye for an eye philosophy ends up leaving everybody blind .. It is immoral because… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
A time comes when silence is betrayal. That time has come for us in relation to Vietnam. A nation that continues year… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Somehow this madness must cease. We must stop now. I speak as a child of God and brother to the suffering poor… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
War is the greatest plague that can afflict mankind... Any scourge is preferable to it. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I have condemned any organizer of war, regardless of his rank or nationality. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The greatness of man cannot be seen in the hours of comfort and convenience, but rather in moments of conflict/adversity — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There may be a conflict between softminded religionists and toughminded scientists, but not between science and religion. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
In any civilized society, it is every citizen's responsibility to obey just laws. But at the same time, it is every citizen's… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Before it is too late, we must narrow the gaping chasm between our proclomations of peace and our lowly deeds which precipitate… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There are two types of laws: there are just laws and there are unjust laws... What is the difference between the two?...An… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
We may win a battle, but if in doing so we have planted thousands of seeds of hatred and fear..the war is… — 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 perhaps the only nation which tried as a matter of national policy to wipe out its indigenous population. Moreover, we elevated that tragic experience into a noble crusade. Indeed, even today we have not permitted ourselves… — 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 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 power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate. The broad education will, therefore, transmit to one not only the accumulated knowledge of the race but also the accumulated experience of social living. If we… — 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 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
