Quotes of Martin Luther King Jr. are valuable and inspiring. He is the most powerful leader of the Civil Rights Movement and a famous personality in America today.
These quotes from Martin Luther King will showcase some of his work and contribution to society that have impacted people from all backgrounds, religions, and races.
He was a Baptist minister, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
He is best known for being an iconic figure in the struggle for racial equality in the United States.
To commemorate Luther King Jr birthday, we’ve compiled a list of 51 quotes from Dr. King that every reader will enjoy reading and reflecting on.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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The time is always right to do what is right.
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A riot is the language of the unheard.
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Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.
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In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
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Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?
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We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
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Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
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A lie cannot live.
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Martin Luther King Jr Quotes
The time is always right to do what is right.
Martin Luther King Jr
For when people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.
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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.
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In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.
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There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth
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A lie cannot live.
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There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love
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Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
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We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
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We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.
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Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred
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Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.
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In some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.
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We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We will meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will. And we shall continue to love you.
Martin Luther King Jr Quotes
Martin Luther King Jr Quotes
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
More quotes by Martin Luther King Jr
- We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
- I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother-in-law.
- Even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream
- Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
- A right delayed is a right denied.
- The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life, is what is important.
- A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
- The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.
- I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.
Information About Martin Luther
- Date of Birth: 10 November 1483
- Place of Birth: Eisleben, County of Mansfeld, Holy Roman Empire
- Education: University of Erfurt
- Occupation: Priest, Theologian, Author & Hymn writer
Notable work: Ninety-five Theses, Luther’s Large Catechism, Luther’s Small Catechism, On the Freedom of a Christian, On the Bondage of the Will, On the Jews and Their Lies.
- Death date: 18 February 1546
- Place of Death: Eisleben, County of Mansfeld, Holy Roman Empire
- Spouse: Katharina von Bora
- Children: Hans (Johannes), Elisabeth, Magdalena, Martin, Paul, Margarethe
