Martin Luther King Jr.

I became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I came to the conclusion that there is an existential moment in your life when you must decide to speak for yourself; nobody else can speak for you.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I choose to give my life for those who have been left out of the sunlight of opportunity.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I could never adjust to the separate waiting rooms, separate eating places, separate rest rooms, partly because the separate was always unequal, and partly because the very idea of separation did something to my sense of dignity and self-respect.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I criticize America because I love her. I want her to stand as a moral example to the world.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I decide on the basis of conscience. A genuine leader doesn’t reflect consensus, he molds consensus.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I don’t think you can be in public life without being called bad names.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state sweltering in the heat of injustice and oppression, will one day be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

Martin Luther King Jr.