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

Courageous

“Before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched across the pages of history the majestic words of the Declaration of Independence, we were here. If the inexpressible cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail. We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands.”

Winning Independence Majestic

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Civil Rights Leader

Love

“I have decided to love. If you are seeking the highest good, I think you can find it through love. And the beautiful thing is that we are moving against wrong when we do it, because John was right, God is love. He who hates does not know God, but he who has love has the key that unlocks the door to the meaning of ultimate reality.”

Beautiful Love Hate

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Philosophical

“No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.”

Inspirational Death

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Creative

“Perhaps...the nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.”

Needs Creative

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Spiritual

“[E]very human life is a reflection of divinity, and... every act of injustice mars and defaces the image of God in man.”

Men Reflection Mars

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Love

“We have before us the glorious opportunity to inject a new dimension of love into the veins of our civilization.”

Inspirational Love Peace

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Love

“Love is somehow the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality.”

Reality Love Is

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Peaceful

“Without justice, there can be no peace.”

Justice Civil Rights

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Hopeful

“The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage they did not know they had.”

Heart Determination Respect

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Creative

“All life is interrelated. The agony of the poor impoverishes the rich; the betterment of the poor enriches the rich. We are inevitably our brother's keeper because we are our brother's brother. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.”

Brother Justice Agony

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Love

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

Hate Wisdom

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Courageous

“The strong man is the man who can stand up for his rights and not hit back.”

Men Strong

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