Martin Luther King, Jr Quotes

A man with a strong personality and determination. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was a civil rights leader, and a clergyman in the US. His life ended to early when an assassin's bullet claimed his life in 1968.

Below are words of wisdom in the form of inspirational quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.:

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, 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

"If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values - that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control."
Martin Luther King, Jr

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

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Martin Luther King, Jr

"Nothing pains some people more than having to think."
Martin Luther King, Jr

"We who in 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

"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."
Martin Luther King, Jr

"Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?"
Martin Luther King, Jr

"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."
Martin Luther King, Jr

"Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.
Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it."
Martin Luther King, Jr

"The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important."
Martin Luther King, Jr

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Martin Luther King, Jr

"The time is always right to do what is right."
Martin Luther King, Jr

"If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived..."
Martin Luther King, Jr

"There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love."
Martin Luther King, Jr

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
Martin Luther King, Jr

"We are not makers of history. We are made by history."
Martin Luther King, Jr

"I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land."
Martin Luther King, Jr

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