More Quotes by Martin Luther King Jr.
May I stress the need for courageous, intelligent, and dedicated leadership... Leaders of sound integrity. Leaders not in love with publicity, but in love with justice. Leaders not in love with money, but in love with humanity. Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the greatness of the cause.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!
Vanity asks, is it popular? Politics ask, will it work? But conscience and morality ask, is it right?
Everyone has the power for greatness, not for fame but greatness, because greatness is determined by service.
The SILENCE of the good people is more DANGEROUS than the BRUTALITY of the bad people