martin luther king quotes

Some Quotes by Martin Luther

• "All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality."

• "Let no man pull you low enough to hate him."

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

• "Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love."

• "I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."

• "Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent."

• "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."

• "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."

• "Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus."

• "If you can't fly then run, if you can't run the walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."

• "Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education."

• "Not only will we have to repent for the sins of bad people; but we also will have to repent for the appalling silence of good people."

• "Only in the darkness can you see the stars."