Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954. He was a true Inspiration and motivation to many people for standing up for what is right and spreading the message of peace around the world.
Below are Inspirational quotes from Martin Luther King:
1.“Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people.” Martin Luther King
2.“We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the positive affirmation of peace.” Martin Luther King
3.“We adopt the means of nonviolence because our end is a community at peace with itself. We will try to persuade with our words, but if our words fail, we will try to persuade with our acts.” Martin Luther King
4.“We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.” Martin Luther King
5.“A nation or civilisation that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the instalment plan.” Martin Luther King
6.“There is little hope for us until we become tough-minded enough to break loose from the shackles of prejudice, half-truths, and downright ignorance. The shape of the world today does not permit us the luxury of soft mindedness.” Martin Luther King
7.“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” Martin Luther King
8.“Procrastination is still the thief of time. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked and dejected with a lost opportunity.” Martin Luther King
9.“The problem of racism, the problem of economic exploitation, and the problem of war are all tied together. These are the triple evils that are interrelated.” Martin Luther King
10.“We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.” Martin Luther King
11.“Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better. ” Martin Luther King
12.“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” Martin Luther King
13.“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.” Martin Luther King
14.“When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative. ” Martin Luther King
15.“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.” Martin Luther King
16.“Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great because greatness is determined by service… You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.” Martin Luther King
17.“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.” Martin Luther King
18.“We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Martin Luther King
19.“We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience.” Martin Luther King
20.“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” Martin Luther King
21.“I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.” Martin Luther King
22.“It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.” Martin Luther King
23.“The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.” Martin Luther King
24.“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” Martin Luther King