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1/19/11

Martin Luther King Quotes


"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." ~Martin Luther King

"Everything that is done in the world is done by hope." ~Martin Luther

"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." ~Martin Luther

"Forgiveness is not an occasional act: it is an attitude." ~Martin Luther King

"Hate is too great a burden to bear." ~Dr. Martin Luther King,  Jr.

"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." ~Martin Luther King on The Journey Home.

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

“I just want to do God’s will.” ~Martin Luther King

"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." ~Martin Luther King

"Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave." ~Martin Luther King

“Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they can not communicate; they can not communicate because they are separated.” ~Martin Luther King Jr. (Stride Toward Freedom – 1958)

"Morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless." ~Martin Luther King

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." ~Martin Luther King

“The early Christians rejoiced when they were deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed. In those days the Church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.” ~Martin Luther King

"The gospel at its best deals with the whole man, not only his soul but his body, not only his spiritual well-being, but his material well being as well.” ~Martin Luther King

“The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists, who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood. The trailblazers in human, academic, scientific and religious freedom have always been nonconformists. In any cause that concerns the progress of mankind, put your faith in the nonconformist!” ~Martin Luther King Jr. (Strength to Love – 1963)

"The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict." ~Martin Luther King

“The purpose of life is not to be happy, nor to achieve pleasure nor avoid pain, but to do the will of God, come what may.” ~Martin Luther King

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

“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

"There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage." ~Martin Luther

“We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.” ~Martin Luther King

"We must see now that the evils of racism, economic exploitation and militarism are all tied together… you can’t really get rid of one without getting rid of the others… the whole structure of American life must be changed." ~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr [Death anniversary]

“When I took up the cross I recognized it's meaning. The cross is something that you bear, and ultimately, that you die on.” ~Martin Luther King

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