All Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
57% of people like this quote
Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
57% of people like this quote
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
57% of people like this quote
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
57% of people like this quote
To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
56% of people like this quote
Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
56% of people like this quote
When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
56% of people like this quote
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
56% of people like this quote
We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
55% of people like this quote
Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
55% of people like this quote
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
55% of people like this quote
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
55% of people like this quote
At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
55% of people like this quote
It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
55% of people like this quote
Related authors