MLK Quotes on Change

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.

The time is always right to do what is right.

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, keep moving forward.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

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.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.

If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.

The time is always ripe to do right.

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

Change does not come from single acts, but from consistent actions.

MLK Quotes on Change part 2

The true measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members.

The power of love can overcome the love of power.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

The time is always right to do what is right.

The road to equality is long, but we must keep marching forward.

It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

We must build bridges of understanding, not walls of hatred.

The greatest weapon against prejudice is education.

We must keep moving forward, even when the path seems uncertain.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

The time is always ripe to do right.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice.

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.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

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.

Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed.

The beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than diamonds or silver or gold.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

The time is always right to do what is right.

We must use time creatively, and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.