I hate it when people quote me on the internet, claiming I said things that I never actually said. — Martin Luther King, Jr Hate Copy Share Image
I may be crucified for my beliefs and, if I am, you can say, "He died to make men free. — Martin Luther King, Jr Belief Copy Share Image
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There is something wrong with our world, something fundamentally and basically wrong. — Martin Luther King, Jr Our world Copy Share Image
If we are going to achieve a real equality, the U.S. will have to adopt a modified form of Socialism. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Our lives are not fully lived if we're not willing to die for those we love, for what we believe. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
We can walk through the darkest night with the radiant conviction that all things work together for the good. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the struggle for equal rights. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
We must stand up and say, "I'm black and I'm beautiful," and this self-affirmation is the black man's need, made compelling by… — Martin Luther King, Jr Affirmation Copy Share Image
But alas! Science cannot now rescue us, for even the scientist is lost in the terrible midnight of our age. Indeed, science… — Martin Luther King, Jr Age Copy Share Image
“Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and that when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There's something about love that builds up and is creative. There is something about hate that tears down and is destructive. So… — Martin Luther King, Jr Creative Copy Share Image
Even in the inevitable moments when all seems hopeless, men know that without hope they cannot really live, and in agonizing desperation… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The Negro has no room to make any substantial compromises because his store of advantages is too small. He must press unrelentingly… — Martin Luther King, Jr Absence Copy Share Image
I was in the kitchen drinking coffee when I heard Coretta cry, "Martin, Martin, come quickly!" I put down my cup and… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Black Power is a nihilistic philosophy born out of the conviction that the Negro can't win... the view that American society is… — Martin Luther King, Jr American society Copy Share Image
We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was “legal” and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The potential beauty of human life is constantly made ugly by man's ever recurring song of retaliation. The oceans of history are… — Martin Luther King, Jr Beauty Copy Share Image
It is purposeless to tell Negroes they should not be enraged when they should be. Indeed, they will be mentally healthier if… — Martin Luther King, Jr Activism Copy Share Image
There is such a thing as the freedom of exhaustion. Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
A religion true to its nature must also be concerned about man's social conditions…A ny religion that professes to be concerned with… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The strong man holds in a living blend strongly marked opposites. The idealists are not usually realistic, and the realists are not… — Martin Luther King, Jr Assertive Copy Share Image
May I stress the need for courageous, intelligent, and dedicated leadership... Leaders of sound integrity. Leaders not in love with publicity, but… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at… — Martin Luther King, Jr Ability Copy Share Image
We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan. — Martin Luther King, Jr Civilization Copy Share Image
Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword… — Martin Luther King, Jr Nonviolence Copy Share Image
I was not afraid of the words of the violent, but of the silence of the honest. — Martin Luther King, Jr Fear Copy Share Image
There is nothing more tragic in all the world than to know right and not to do it. — Martin Luther King, Jr Climate Copy Share Image
The trailblazers in human, academic, scientific and religious freedom have always been nonconformists. — Martin Luther King, Jr Academic Copy Share Image
Nonviolence is not sterile passivity, but a powerful moral force which makes for social transformation. — Martin Luther King, Jr Change Copy Share Image
Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better. — Martin Luther King, Jr Creative Copy Share Image
Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Love is understanding, redemptive goodwill for all men, so that you love everybody. — Martin Luther King, Jr Goodwill Copy Share Image
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Freedom only comes through persistent revolt, through persistent agitation, through persistently rising up against the system of evil. — Martin Luther King, Jr Agitation Copy Share Image
Whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity and it has… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Often the oppressor goes along unaware of the evil involved in his oppression so long as the oppressed accepts it. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The SILENCE of the good people is more DANGEROUS than the BRUTALITY of the bad people — Martin Luther King, Jr Bad people Copy Share Image
Everybody can be great because everybody can serve... You only need a heart full of grace. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
