Here is a list of quotes by the legendary civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. These quotes will give you an insight to the genius and compassion of this great leader. May we never forget his words, and the future of the earth always be better because of his legacy.
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step."
Martin Luther King Jr
"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."
Martin Luther King Jr
"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."
Martin Luther King Jr
"A man can't ride your back unless it's bent."
Martin Luther King Jr
"All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence."
Martin Luther King Jr
"All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem."
Martin Luther King Jr
"Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better."
Martin Luther King Jr
"At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love."
Martin Luther King Jr
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Martin Luther King Jr
"Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness."
Martin Luther King Jr
"If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive."
Martin Luther King Jr
"If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values - that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control."
Martin Luther King Jr
"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
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?"
Martin Luther King Jr
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend."
Martin Luther King Jr
"Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted."
Martin Luther King Jr
"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
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Martin Luther King Jr
"I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land."
Martin Luther King Jr
"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word."
Martin Luther King Jr
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