Martin Luther King Jr.

It is hardly a moral act to encourage others patiently to accept injustice which he himself does not endure.

Martin Luther King Jr.

It is incontestable and deplorable that Negroes have committed crimes; but they are derivative crimes. They are born of the greater crimes of the white society.

Martin Luther King Jr.

It is my hope that as the Negro plunges deeper into the quest for freedom and justice he will plunge even deeper into the philosophy of non-violence.

Martin Luther King Jr.

It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self-criticism.

Martin Luther King Jr.

It is not possible to be in favor of justice for some people and not be in favor of justice for all people.

Martin Luther King Jr.

It is precisely this collision of immoral power with powerless morality which constitutes the major crisis of our times.

Martin Luther King Jr.

It may be true that the law cannot change the heart but it can restrain the heartless.

Martin Luther King Jr.

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.

Martin Luther King Jr.

It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tired into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one destiny, affects all indirectly.

Martin Luther King Jr.

It seems to me that education has a two-fold function to perform in the life of man and in society: the one is utility and the other is culture. Education must enable a man to become more efficient, to achieve with increasing facility the ligitimate goals of his life.

Martin Luther King Jr.