Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLeader
Date of Birth15 January 1929
CountryUnited States of America
Martin Luther King, Jr. quotes about
- suits
- conviction
- protest
- right-thing
- poison
- abnormal
- problem
- unusual-things
- victory
- defeated
- self-esteem
- artist
- streets
- personality
- schizophrenic
- bridges
- suffering
- progress
- compassionate
- great-nations
- nations
- revolutionary
- rioting
- first-love
- generosity
- feelings
- thieves
- stills
- justice-for-all
- justice
justice-for-all people conflict
Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people.
superstitions
We must learn that to expect God to do everything while we do nothing is not faith but superstition.
kings voiceless safe
Cowardice asks the question, is it safe?
democracy kind dangerous
Let us develop a kind of dangerous unselfishness.
happy-life life-is productive
A productive and happy life is not something you find; it is something you make.
surrender submissive cowardice
Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.
kings history historical
We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
direct-action justice long
Justice too long delayed is justice denied.
libertarian-party thought-provoking political
Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.
lunch democracy hamburgers
What good is having the right to sit at a lunch counter if you can't afford to buy a hamburger?
brotherhood gold silver
The beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than diamonds or silver or gold.
covered-up evil slavery
Racial segregation must be seen for what it is, and that is an evil system, a new form of slavery covered up with certain niceties of complexity.
self-esteem personality schizophrenic
Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves.
first-love generosity feelings
Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first in love. I want you to be the first in moral excellence. I want you to be the first in generosity.