Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes

1929–1968 United States

United States
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Nobel laureates

Also known as: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., King, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King, Jr, Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The darkness of racial injustice will be dispelled only by the light of forgiving love.

Loving Your Enemies (1957)

I am convinced that violence ends up creating many more social problems than it solves.

Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution (1965)

Now one will inevitably raise the question: How then do we conquer self-centeredness?

Conquering Self-centeredness (1957)

Segregation must be removed before our moral and democratic health can be realized.

Address to Cornell College (1962)

There's another reason why you should love your enemies, and that is because hate distorts the personality of the hater.

Loving Your Enemies (1957)

To end the humiliation was a start, but to end poverty is a bigger task.

Address to Local 815, Teamsters and the Allied Trades Council (1967)

We never get anywhere in this world without the forces of history and individual persons in the background helping us to get there.

Conquering Self-centeredness (1957)

If integration is to be a reality, the Negro must struggle for it.

Address to Cornell College (1962)

In order to love your enemies, you must begin by analyzing self.

Loving Your Enemies (1957)

Each of us lives in two realms, the "within" and the "without."

Keep Moving From This Mountain (1965)

No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

There are a lot of people that I find it difficult to like.

Loving Your Enemies (1957)

We know of no more crucial civil rights issue facing Congress today than the need to increase the federal minimum wage and extend its coverage.

True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar.

Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam (1967)

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.

I've Been to the Mountaintop (1968)

We must in strength and humility meet hate with love.

Loving Your Enemies (1957)

We must find some alternative to war and bloodshed.

Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution (1965)

Remain true to the faith of our fathers.

Discerning the Signs of History (1964)

You cannot solve the problem by turning to communism, for communism is based on an ethical relativism and a metaphysical materialism that no Christian can accept.

Paul's Letter to American Christians (1956)

Love is the most durable power in the world. This creative force ... is the most potent instrument available in mankind's quest for peace and security.

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