“The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor.“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.”.“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”.In dangerous valleys and hazardous pathways, he will lift some bruised and beaten brother to a higher and more noble life.” The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.“A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.”.Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.History is fit testimony to the fact that freedom is rarely gained without sacrifice and self-denial.” “Freedom has always been an expensive thing.
No individual or nation can stand out boasting of being independent, we are interdependent.”
King is most remembered for his powerful “I Have a Dream Speech” delivered in 1963 during the March on Washington, but he also delivered dozens of additional speeches.Īs the nation prepares to celebrate what would have been King’s 83rd birthday, remember his life and legacy in this sampling of 15 of his most powerful quotes. was the most important leader of America’s civil rights movement and a great orator who’s words helped sow the seeds for peace and equality.
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