“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability,

but comes through continuous struggle.

And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom.

A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent

about things that matter.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr

” I have decided to stick with love.

Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Every man must decide

whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism

or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.”

~ Martin Luther King Jr.

“Never, never, be afraid to do what’s right, 

especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. 

Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds 

we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.”

 ~ Martin Luther King, Jr

“Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr

“Faith is taking the first step

even when you can’t see the whole staircase.”

~ Martin Luther King Jr.

“Injustice anywhere

is a threat to justice everywhere.

~ Martin Luther King Jr.

“The only way we can really achieve freedom

is to somehow conquer the fear of death.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Oh America,how you’ve taken necessities from the masses

to give luxuries to the classes.”

~ Martin Luther King Jr.

“Those who are not looking for happiness

are the most likely to find it,

because those who are searching forget

that the surest way to be happy

is to seek happiness for others.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Faith is taking the first step

even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Wars are poor chisels

for carving out peaceful tomorrows.”

~ Martin Luther King Jr.

“Keep climbing. If you can’t fly, run.

If you can’t run, walk. 

If you can’t walk, crawl.

But by all means, keep moving!”

~ Martin Luther King Jr.

“We must learn to live together as brothers

or perish together as fools.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power.

We have guided missiles and misguided men.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

“In the End,  we will remember not the words of our enemies,

but the silence of our friends.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The quality, not the longevity,of one’s life is what is important.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive out hate;

only love can do that.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere 

ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”

~ Martin Luther King Jr.