Martin Luther King Jr Famous Quotes

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.’ – Martin Luther King Jr.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

The time is always right to do what is right.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

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.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.

Martin Luther King Jr Famous Quotes part 2

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.

The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.

Only in the darkness can you see the stars.

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.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

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

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.

Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

The time is always right to do what is right.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

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.

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.

Only in the darkness can you see the stars.