I think that we've got to come to see this. The Negro is an American. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The law of "An eye for an eye" will eventually leave everyone blind. — Martin Luther King, Jr Blind Copy Share Image
[nonviolence] seeks to secure moral ends through moral means. — Martin Luther King, Jr Character Copy Share Image
Every man [human being] is an heir to a legacy of dignity and worth — Martin Luther King, Jr Dignity Copy Share Image
True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice. — Martin Luther King, Jr Absence Copy Share Image
If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live. — Martin Luther King, Jr Death Copy Share Image
Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up. — Martin Luther King, Jr Giving Copy Share Image
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence. — Martin Luther King, Jr Choices Copy Share Image
Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and… — Martin Luther King, Jr God Copy Share Image
“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey… — Martin Luther King, Jr Character Copy Share Image
We are faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Over the bleached… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps… — Martin Luther King, Jr Courage Copy Share Image
I am indebted to my wife Coretta, without whose love, sacrifices, and loyalty neither life nor work would bring fulfillment. She has… — Martin Luther King, Jr Christian Copy Share Image
Without hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the primitive forces of social stagnation. So we must help time and realize… — Martin Luther King, Jr Allies Copy Share Image
For you all think God is one who rewards good and punishes evil, but I say to you that God is one… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary… — Martin Luther King, Jr Catharsis 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 American tradition Copy Share Image
We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent co-annihilation. This may well be mankind's last chance to choose between chaos… — Martin Luther King, Jr Annihilation Copy Share Image
Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience, and… — Martin Luther King, Jr Capitalism Copy Share Image
“Another way that you love your enemy is this: When the opportunity presents itself for you to defeat your enemy, that is… — Martin Luther King, Jr Love Copy Share Image
And you know, it's possible that the priest and the Levite looked over that man on the ground and wondered if the… — Martin Luther King, Jr Acting Copy Share Image
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
President Lyndon Johnson's high spirits were marked as he circulated among the many guests whom he had invited to witness an event… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Whatever we do, we must keep God in the forefront. Let us be Christian in all of our actions. But I want… — Martin Luther King, Jr Action Copy Share Image
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. Our hope for creative living lies in… — Martin Luther King, Jr Ability Copy Share Image
This hour in history needs a dedicated circle of transformed nonconformists. Our planet teeters on the brink of annihilation; dangerous passions of… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
In order to love your enemies, you must begin by analyzing self. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude. — Martin Luther King, Jr Attitude Copy Share Image
The surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others. — Martin Luther King, Jr Happiness Copy Share Image
Is your heart right? If your heart isn't right, fix it up today. — Martin Luther King, Jr Heart Copy Share Image
Perhaps the worst sin in life is knowing right and not doing it. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Life isn't worth living until you have found something worth dying for. — Martin Luther King, Jr Death Copy Share Image