Martin Luther King Jr.

My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure.

Martin Luther King Jr.

My obligation is to do the right thing. The rest is in God’s hands.

Martin Luther King Jr.

My parents would always tell me that I should not hate the white man, but that it was my duty as a Christian to love him.

Martin Luther King Jr.

My uncertainty disappeared. Segregation is evil, and I cannot, as a minister, condone evil.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Negro leaders sought to negotiate with the city fathers. But the political leaders consistently refused to engage in good-faith negotiation.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Never could I advocate nonviolence in this country and not advocate nonviolence for the whole world.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter. As you press for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the instruments of love.

Martin Luther King Jr.

No one can understand my conflict who has not looked into the eyes of those he loves, knowing that he has no alternative but to take a dangerous stand that leaves them tormented.

Martin Luther King Jr.

No one is free until we are all free.

Martin Luther King Jr.