Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of Dr. King’s birthday on January 15, 1929. One of the most famed orators in American history, the Civil Rights leader coined a multitude of iconic quotes over the course of his prolific career.
Let us know which Martin Luther King Jr. quote is your favorite, and share why you like it. To help spur your memory, here’s a collection of 25 famous MLK quotes:
“I have a Dream that my children will live in a world where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”
“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.”
“Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.”
“The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers."
“A right delayed is a right denied.”
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”
“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”
“A lie cannot live.”
“A man can’t ride your back unless it’s bent.”
“Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.”
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
“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.”
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
“I submit to you that if a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”
“Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.”
“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.”
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
“We must use time creatively.”
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
"Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better."
“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
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By Frederick_Alain on January 17, 2011 - 2:34pm
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"I Have a Dream" will always be the first thing in most people's minds when talking about Dr. King, but his “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” quote is also another timeless one that resonates anytime injustice rears its ugly head.