10 Best Quotes by Martin Luther King Jnr.
At 34, he was giving his very famous "I Have a Dream" speech in front of a large crowd. At 35, he was receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, only to be assassinated at 39.
Martin Luther King jnr. was a great civil right activist. He was unafraid to voice his opinion for what was right. He might have lived a relatively short life but his legacy lives on.
Here are ten of his best quotes which still inspire us till this very day:
Here are ten of his best quotes which still inspire us till this very day:
10.
"Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism and militarism."
"Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism and militarism."
9.
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice."
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice."
8.
"I often feel like saying, when I hear the question 'People aren't ready', that it's like telling a person who is trying to swim, 'Don't jump in that water until you learn how to swim'. When actually you will never learn how to swim until you get in the water."
"I often feel like saying, when I hear the question 'People aren't ready', that it's like telling a person who is trying to swim, 'Don't jump in that water until you learn how to swim'. When actually you will never learn how to swim until you get in the water."
7.
"We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
"We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
6.
"If you can't fly, then run, if you can't run, then walk. If you can't walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward."
"If you can't fly, then run, if you can't run, then walk. If you can't walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward."
5.
"When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love."
"When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love."
4.
"The reason I can't follow the old eye-for-an-eye philosophy is that it ends up leaving everyone blind."
"The reason I can't follow the old eye-for-an-eye philosophy is that it ends up leaving everyone blind."
3.
"No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for."
"No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for."
2.
"On some positions, cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' And vanity comes along and 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 he must do it because Conscience tells him it is right."
"On some positions, cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' And vanity comes along and 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 he must do it because Conscience tells him it is right."
1.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character."
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"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character."
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