Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil-rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s. On October 14, 1964, King won the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
Martin Luther King Jr. Great Quotes
“Even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“A right delayed is a right denied.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” – 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.
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“A lie cannot live.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“You can kill the dreamer, but you can’t kill the dream.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother in law.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
