Famous Dr Martin Luther King Quotations

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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
by Dr. Martin Luther King
"Cowardice asks the question - is it safe?
Vanity asks the question - is it popular?
Expediency asks the question - is it political?
But conscience asks the question - is it right?

There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, popular, or political; but because it is right."
by Dr. Martin Luther King
"Cowardice asks the question - is it safe?
Expediency asks the question - is it politic?
Vanity asks the question - is it popular?
But conscience asks the question - is it right?
And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular; but one must take it because it is right."
by Dr. Martin Luther King
"Do not condemn the man that cannot think or act as fast as you can, because there was a time when you could not do things as well as you can today."
by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"If Rosa Parks had not refused to move to the back of the bus, you and I might never have heard of Dr Martin Luther King."
by Ramsey Clark
"'If a man has not discovered something he will die for, he is not fit to live.'"
by Dr. Martin Luther King
"Means we use must be pure as the ends we seek"
by Dr. Martin Luther King
"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."
by Dr. Martin Luther King
"For you all think God is one who rewards good and punishes evil, but I say to you that God is one who loves you and has compassion for everyone. You just have to pray to Him and believe in Him. He will always be your guiding light."
by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"At times, life is hard, as hard as crucible steel. It has its bleak and painful moments. Like the ever flowing water of a river, life has its moments of drought and its moments of flood. Like the ever-changin cycle of the seasons, life has the soothing warmth of the summers and the piercing chill of its winters. But through it all, God walks with us. Never forget that God is able to lift you from the fatigue of despair to the buoyancy of hope, and transform dark and desolate valleys into sunlit paths of inner peace."
by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I still believe that standing up for the truth of God is the greatest thing in the world. This is the end (purpose) of life. The end of life is not to be happy. The end of life is not to achieve pleasure and avoid pain. The end of life is to do the will of God, come what may."
by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


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