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One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
A lie cannot live.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
It is incontestable and deplorable that Negroes have committed crimes; but they are derivative crimes. They are born of the greater crimes of the white society.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
A riot is the language of the unheard.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.
Written by Martin Luther King, Jr.

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