KING PERSONALITY QUOTES

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“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'” – 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.

“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.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – 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 ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people, but the silence over that by the good people.” – 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.

“Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a sword that heals.” – 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.