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
superstitions
We must learn that to expect God to do everything while we do nothing is not faith but superstition.
libertarian-party thought-provoking political
Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.
brotherhood gold silver
The beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than diamonds or silver or gold.
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.
resources deficit humans
There is no deficit in human resources; the deficit is in human will.
poison abnormal problem
Normal fear protects us; abnormal fear paralyses us. Normal fear motivates us to improve our individual and collective welfare; abnormal fear constantly poisons and distorts our inner lives. Our problem is not to be rid of fear but, rather to harness and master it.
justice-for-all justice people
It is not possible to be in favor of justice for some people and not be in favor of justice for all people.
self-esteem artist streets
Be an artist at whatever you do. Even if you are a street sweeper, be the Michelangelo of street sweepers.
suits conviction protest
Every [person] of humane convictions must decide on the protest that best suits [his or her] convictions, but we must all protest.
compassionate great-nations nations
Ultimately a great nation is a compassionate nation.
thieves stills
Procrastinatio n is still the thief of time.
rising-up evil agitation
Freedom only comes through persistent revolt, through persistent agitation, through persistently rising up against the system of evil.
bridges suffering progress
We must work passionately and indefatigably to bridge the gulf between our scientific progress and our moral progress. One of the great problems of mankind is that we suffer from a poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance. The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and spiritually.