War Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr

Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

We must pursue peaceful end through peaceful means.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

We have guided missiles and misguided men.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

We ain't goin' study war no more.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

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

Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The bombs in Vietnam explode at home; they destroy the hopes and possibilities for a decent America.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

World peace through nonviolent means is neither absurd nor unattainable. All other methods have failed. Thus we must begin anew. Nonviolence is…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

War is the greatest plague that can afflict mankind... Any scourge is preferable to it.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

I have condemned any organizer of war, regardless of his rank or nationality.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

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

There may be a conflict between softminded religionists and toughminded scientists, but not between science and religion.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

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

I think if we, say, if all of the major leaders in this struggle [for human's rights] were at, at war with…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

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