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Martin Luther King, Jr.

American Leader

Born: Jan 15, 1929

Died: Apr 4, 1968

Good Justice Love Man People Will

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Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ignorance World Dangerous Stupidity Nothing All The World More Sincere Than Conscientious

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Love Forgiveness Hate Darkness Light Drive Out Only Only Love Cannot

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hope Disappointment Lose Must Finite Never Accept Infinite

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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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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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.

Day Character Equality Will Nation Skin Live One Day Dream Color Judged Content I Have A Dream Where Children Little Little Children Four

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Justice Struggle Suffering Progress Sacrifice Inevitable Every Every Step Neither Step Individuals Toward Concern Passionate Nor Goal Human Tireless Automatic Requires Dedicated Human Progress

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.

Good Silence History People Bad People Will Good People Clamor Bad Record Period Greatest Tragedy Social Transition Appalling

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Leader Genuine Searcher Consensus

I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Day Character People Will Skin Color Look Judged Content

Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience, and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level. That's the way the system works. And since we know that the system will not change the rules, we are going to have to change the system. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Capitalism Change Will Few Rich Others Resources Way Rules System Some Small Economic Almost Almost All Since Beyond Know Does Permit Privileged Going Doomed Poor Works Even Conscience Level Flow

The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?' Martin Luther King, Jr.

Motivational Good Me Man Will First Priest Him Reversed Question Stop Happen Which Asked Help

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.

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.

People Brainy Men Some People Nothing Think Thinking Solid Willingly Solutions Easy Find Rarely Some Having More Almost Half-Baked Answers Quest Than Engage Hard Pains Who Universal

Any religion that professes to be concerned about the souls of men and is not concerned about the slums that damn them, the economic conditions that strangle them and the social conditions that cripple them is a spiritually moribund religion awaiting burial. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Religion Men Damn Cripple About Slums Economic Spiritually Concerned Souls Conditions Any Burial Social Them Social Conditions Strangle Awaiting

Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. I am not unmindful of the fact that violence often brings about momentary results. Nations have frequently won their independence in battle. But in spite of temporary victories, violence never brings permanent peace. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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