Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.Wikipedia

Quotes by Martin Luther King Jr.

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

Martin Luther King Jr.

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

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The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.

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

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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.

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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.

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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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At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.

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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.

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

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Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase.

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

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

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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.

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It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.

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

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Only in the darkness can you see the stars.

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There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.

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There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.

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