Martin Luther Quotes – Inspirational Words by a Revolutionary Leader
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
Martin Luther Quotes – Inspirational Words by a Revolutionary Leader part 2
Love is the most durable power in the world.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.
I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.
True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice.
Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.
If you want to be important, wonderful. If you want to be recognized, wonderful. If you want to be great, wonderful. But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
A person who won’t die for something is not fit to live.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.