Martin Luther King Quotes – Inspiring Words About Equality
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
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.’
The time is always right to do what is right.
I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
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.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
There comes a time when silence is betrayal.
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.
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.
We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.
The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
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.
We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.
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.
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.
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.
The true 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.
We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.
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.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
There comes a time when silence is betrayal.
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.
We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.
The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
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.
We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.
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.
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
The time is always right to do what is right.