Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
Born: Jan 15, 1929
Died: Apr 4, 1968
Good Justice Love Man People Will
Related authors: Bayard Rustin Brigham Young Ezra Taft Benson Henry B. Eyring Jefferson Davis Juliette Gordon Low Menachem Mendel Schneerson Walter Reuther
Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Truth Lie Inferiority Every Society Negroes Remind Accepted Waking Discrimination Dominating Them Moment Lives
We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Action Alive Hidden Direct Merely Tension Surface Nonviolent Engage Who Creators Bring
The principle of self defense, even involving weapons and bloodshed, has never been condemned, even by Gandhi. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Self-Defense Defense Weapons Self Never Involving Principle Condemned Been Bloodshed Gandhi Even
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.
Death Free Nothing White Pay Must Physical Brothers Spirit Brothers And Sisters More Price Permanent Sisters Then
The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be... The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Creative World Will Nation Extremists Kind Dire Question Whether Need
Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. Martin Luther King, Jr.
History Man Indeed Weapon Wounding Powerful Without Nonviolence Just Which Cuts Who Unique
The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Needs Man Guilt Free Fears White Him His Man Needs
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.
Love War Peace Sacrifice Enough Say Must Wage To Love Necessary
Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wisdom Religion Knowledge Man Science Power Control Gives Which
The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Art You Acceptance Wish Favor Someone Small He Greater Making Done Just Might Who
The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Win Sense Defeat Futility Moral Must Rioting Riots Moral Questions Followed Emotional Participants Invites Know Involves Catharsis Reactionary Because Limitation Questions Revolutionary Cannot Aside Hence
If I wish to compose or write or pray or preach well, I must be angry. Then all the blood in my veins is stirred, and my understanding is sharpened. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Angry Wish Understanding Preach Must I Wish Compose Write Veins Sharpened Well Pray Blood Stirred Then
There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Life Nothing Down Find More Individual Devoid Tragic Than Breadth Length Bogged
Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Soul Giving Sympathy More Mailing Impersonal True Check Demands Concern Than Personal Represent May Pity Which Little
We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace. Martin Luther King, Jr.
War Peace Negative Must Merely Concentrate Affirmation
It is incontestable and deplorable that Negroes have committed crimes; but they are derivative crimes. They are born of the greater crimes of the white society. Martin Luther King, Jr.
White Society Crimes Negroes Born Greater Committed Deplorable Derivative
The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Past Out Carving Prophetic Loudly Poor Wars Peaceful Tomorrows
Since being in India, I am more convinced than ever before that the method of nonviolent resistance is the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for justice and human dignity. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Justice Struggle Dignity People I Am Before India Weapon More Potent Since Most Am Nonviolent Method Oppressed Than Human Being Human Dignity Available Convinced Ever Resistance
On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' And Vanity comes along and asks the question, 'Is it popular?' But Conscience asks the question, 'Is it right?' Martin Luther King, Jr.
Expediency Cowardice Positions Vanity Some Along Safe Politic Question Ask Popular Conscience Right
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