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Other Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.
- It is precisely because education is the road to equality and citizenship, that it has been made more elusive for Negroes than many other rights.…
- World peace through nonviolent means is neither absurd nor unattainable. All other methods have failed. Thus we must begin anew. Nonviolence is a good starting…
- This is the great new problem of mankind. We have inherited a large house, a great ‘world house’ in which we have to live together–…
- Money, like any other force such as electricity, is amoral and can be used for either good or evil.
- I would not hesitate to say that it is unfortunate that so-called demonstrations are taking place in Birmingham at this time, but I would say…
- I became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good. No other person has been more eloquent…
- The self cannot be self without other selves.
- The curse of poverty has no justification in our age. It is socially as cruel and blind as the practice of cannibalism at the dawn…
- No man (sic) has learned to live until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all…
- It seems to me that education has a two-fold function to perform in the life of man and in society: the one is utility and…
- In that dramatic scene on Calvary's hill three men were crucified.... All three were crucified for the same crime-the crime of extremism. Two were extremists…
- Unfortunately, most of the major denominations still practice segregation in local churches, hospitals, schools, and other church institutions. It is appalling that the most segregated…
- I" cannot reach fulfillment without "thou." The self cannot be self without other selves. Self-concern without other-concern is like a tributary that has no outward…
- We must dispel the negative and harmful atmosphere that has been created by avaricious and unprincipled realtors who engage in "blockbusting." If we had in…
- I feel that non-violence is really the only way that we can follow because violence is just so self-defeating. A riot ends up creating many…
- It is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without,…
- Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared…
- Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was…
- The first principle of value that we need to rediscover is this: that all reality hinges on moral foundations. In other words, that this is…
- I look forward confidently to the day when all who work for a living will be one with no thought to their separateness as Negroes,…
- I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture of their minds, and…
- One day the absurdity of the almost universal human belief in the slavery of other animals will be palpable. We shall then have discovered our…
- Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other…
- There are mysteries about out love. Things that neither one of us may ever understand because love is an emotion without limit and understanding. We…
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- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour