Martin Luther King Quotes

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In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
- Martin Luther King

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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
- Martin Luther King

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Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
- Martin Luther King

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All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
- Martin Luther King

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Pray, and let God worry.
- Martin Luther King

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I submit to you that if a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.
- Martin Luther King

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Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
- Martin Luther King

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Medicine makes people ill, mathematics makes them sad, theology makes them sinful.
- Martin Luther King

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We must learn to live together as brothers or we are going to perish together as fools.
- Martin Luther King

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We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
- Martin Luther King

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The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
- Martin Luther King

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The hair is the richest ornament of women.
- Martin Luther King

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Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t carry just a piece of cloth to symbolize his belief in racial equality; he carried the American flag.
- Martin Luther King

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I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
- Martin Luther King

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If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.
- Martin Luther King

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Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
- Martin Luther King

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America, how you’ve taken necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes.
- Martin Luther King

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The fewer the words, the better the prayer.
- Martin Luther King

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We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.
- Martin Luther King

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When people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.
- Martin Luther King

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Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
- Martin Luther King

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Heavy thoughts bring on physical maladies; when the soul is oppressed so is the body.
- Martin Luther

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There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company that a good marriage.
- Martin Luther King

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Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’
- Martin Luther King