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Quotations of selected author

Martin Luther King

1929-1968. American activist, Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

1. "[...] we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation."

categories: Justice

2. "We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart."

categories: Human

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

categories: History and Nations

4. "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

source: "Strength to Love"

categories: Bravery and Fear -:- Human

5. "The time is always right to do what is right."

categories: Good and Evil

6. "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men."

categories: Human -:- Science and Technology

7. "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."

source: "Strength to Love"

categories: Wisdom and Stupidity -:- Knowledge, Ignorance

8. "Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend."

categories: Love -:- Friendship and Hostility

9. "Let no one drive you so low as to hate him."

categories: Various

10. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

categories: Justice

11. "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

categories: Friendship and Hostility -:- Oration and Silence

12. "If you haven't found something to live for you better find something to die for."

categories: Life and Death

13. "Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."

source: "Why We Can't Wait"

categories: Freedom and Servitude

14. "Forgiveness is not an occasional habit, it is a permanent attitude."

categories: Forgiveness

15. "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."

categories: Trust

16. "A riot is the language of the unheard."

categories: Authority, Government


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