The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self-criticism. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
In this world is a God whose matchless strength is a fit contrast to the sordid weakness of man. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
In the final analysis the weakness of Black Power is its failure to see that the black man needs the white man… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. ... In… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Here is the true meaning and value of compassion and nonviolence, when it helps us to see the enemy's point of view, to hear his questions, to know his assessment of ourselves. For from his view we may indeed see the basic weaknesses of our own condition, and if we are mature, we may learn and grow and profit from… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share
Violence never really deals with the basic evil of the situation. Violence may murder the murderer, but it doesn’t murder murder. Violence… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of… — 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
