Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

American - Leader | January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968

We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

BoatNowSameMayDifferentCome

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.

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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.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

LoveGoodForgivenessPowerBestUs

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

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We are not makers of history. We are made by history.

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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.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

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The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

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A lie cannot live.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

LiveLieCannot

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

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