More Quotes by 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.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'
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.
May I stress the need for courageous, intelligent, and dedicated leadership... Leaders of sound integrity. Leaders not in love with publicity, but in love with justice. Leaders not in love with money, but in love with humanity. Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the greatness of the cause.
The SILENCE of the good people is more DANGEROUS than the BRUTALITY of the bad people
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.
