Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Civil Rights Leader

Peaceful

“We will never have peace in the world until men everywhere recognize that ends are not cut off from means, because the means represent the ideal in the making, and the end in process, and ultimately you can't reach good ends through evil means, because the means represent the seed and the end represents the tree.”

Mean Life Cutting

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Civil Rights Leader

Courageous

“In our society it is murder, psychologically, to deprive a man of a job or an income. You are in substance saying to that man that he has no right to exist. You are in a real way depriving him of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, denying in his case the very creed of his society.”

Men Real Jobs

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Angry

“Through violence, you may murder the hater, but you do not murder the hate.”

Hate Kings Revenge

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Courageous

“Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear.”

Mind Fear

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Angry

“We have guided missiles and misguided men.”

War Science

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Love

“Was not Jesus an extremist in love? - "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you."”

Inspirational Jesus Love You

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Courageous

“The bombs in Vietnam explode at home; they destroy the hopes and possibilities for a decent America.”

War Home Peace

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Philosophical

“That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.”

Inspirational Time Change

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Courageous

“On some positions, cowardice asks the question, is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? Conscience asks the question, is it right? There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must do it because conscience tells him it is right.”

Life Time Courage

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Grateful

“If I can help somebody as I pass along, if I can cheer somebody with a word or song, if I can show somebody he's traveling wrong, then my living will not be in vain.”

Song Cheer Volunteer

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Confident

“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. [...] You only need a heart full of grace.”

Heart Greatness Helping Others

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Courageous

“There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must do it because conscience tells him it is right.”

Inspirational Time Inspiring

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