Martin Luther King Quotes
86 Martin Luther King quotes by 73 unique authors
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The leaders who we admire who have been able to bring great change in the past - Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela - they're…
— Dennis C. Blair
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Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights…
— David Cameron
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One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson…
— Jack Canfield
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I want to be like Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, and John Lennon... but I want to stay alive.
— Madonna Ciccone
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One day after laying a wreath at the tomb of Martin Luther King Jr., President Bush appoints a federal judge who has built his career…
— Hillary Clinton
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If we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday at a time of presidential inaugurals, this is thanks to Ronald Reagan who created the holiday, and…
— David Horowitz
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Martin Luther King took us to the mountain top: I want to take us to the bank
— Don King
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Movies, TV, sports, come and go, but what you stand for is what people remember. Mandela, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy are people who really…
— Christopher Judge
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You cannot hear the name Martin Luther King, Jr., and not think of death. You might hear the words 'I have a dream,' but they…
— Michael Eric Dyson
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of my personal heroes.
— Ken Salazar
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I was a child when the March on Washington led by Martin Luther King occurred, and I wanted to hear what was going on. I…
— Andre Braugher
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I think it's a good thing for a president or political leaders to want to put their values or their faith into action. Desmond Tutu…
— Jim Wallis
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to honor the greatest champion of racial equality who taught a nation - through compassion and courage…
— Mark Pryor
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Martin Luther King Jr. really understood the role of the churches when he said, 'The church is not meant to be the master of the…
— Jim Wallis
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I filed a brief as a friend of the court in the U. of Michigan to keep affirmative action at the U. of Michigan, which…
— Dick Gephardt
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I have suffered as much as Martin Luther King. Only I didn't get the bullet. And I would have taken the bullet if I could…
— Ralph Abernathy
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If Rosa Parks had not refused to move to the back of the bus, you and I might never have heard of Dr. Martin Luther…
— Ramsey Clark
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One of the greatest men to ever walk this land was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His life exemplified unity by bringing people together for…
— Zach Wamp
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Martin Luther King was a leader for all Americans on our own professed values.
— Taylor Branch
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Obama has little or nothing to do with the civil-rights movement. His roots are in Kenya, and he is shaped far more by anti-colonialism than…
— Dinesh D'Souza
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I think all of us thought that by the '70s, at the latest the '80s, all the world's problems would be solved and everyone would…
— Janis Ian
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Well, I was always a bit of a political junkie. Even as a kid I would read biographies of presidents and of civil rights leaders…
— John Legend
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Jail threats did not dissuade Martin Luther King - and intergenerational justice is a moral issue of comparable magnitude to civil rights.
— James Hansen
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Sitting in the Oval Office, beneath a painting of George Washington, with a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. over his right shoulder and a…
— Ron Fournier
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Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most segregated times in America is the hour of worship.
— Barney Frank
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