362 quotes
It is a trite yet urgently true observation that if America is to remain a first-class nation, it cannot have second-class citizens.
The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousnes (1960)
Freedom only comes through persistent revolt, through persistent agitation, through persistently rising up against the system of evil.
The Birth of a New Nation (1957)
Racial segregation must be seen for what it is — and that is an evil system, a new form of slavery covered up with certain niceties of complexity.
Keep Moving From This Mountain (1965)
We have genuflected before the God of Science only to find that it has given us the atomic bomb, producing fears and anxieties that science can never mitigate.
Negroes will be mentally healthier if they do not suppress rage but vent it constructively and its energy peacefully but forcefully to cripple the operations of an oppressive society.
I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values.
Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence (1967)
The real problem is that through our scientific genius we've made of the world a neighborhood, but through our moral and spiritual genius we've failed to make of it a brotherhood.
Rediscovering Lost Values (1954)
We must never forget that all three were crucified for the same crime — the crime of extremism.
Letter from a Birmingham Jail (1963)
I would not have you believe for one minute tonight that there are not white persons of good will in the South.
Address to Cornell College (1962)
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
I Have a Dream (1963)
But that too isn't the way because non-cooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good.
Loving Your Enemies (1957)
Nineteen centuries have come and gone and today he stands as the most influential figure that ever entered human history.
The Drum Major Instinct (1968)
These men so often have a high blood pressure of words and an anemia of deeds.
Give Us the Ballot (1957)
There comes a time that the drum major instinct can become destructive.
The Drum Major Instinct (1968)
This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.
I Have a Dream (1963)
Love is basic for the very survival of mankind.
Keep Moving From This Mountain (1965)
This is the challenge facing modern man.
Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution (1965)
This man talked like he could build the barns by himself, like he could till the soil by himself. And he failed to realize that wealth is always a result of the commonwealth.
Why Jesus Called A Man A Fool (1967)
In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, such as "right to work." It is a law to rob us of our civil rights and job rights.
I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic.