American Civil Rights Leader
Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and unborn could do it no better.
If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
We have made the world a neighborhood through our scientific genius, and now through our moral commitment we must make of it a brotherhood. We've got to learn to live together as brothers or we'll perish as fools.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?
Your self-image should not come from the job you do but from how well you do your job."
Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.
We have a great dream. It started way back in 1776, and God grant that America will be true to her dream.
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 cortroversy.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole
staircase, just take the first step.
The time is always right to do what is right.
One who condones evils is just as guilty as the one who perpetrates it.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
We must learn to live together as brothers or parish together as fools.
Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
We have a great dream. It started way back in 1776, and God grant that America will be true to her dream.
The function of education of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. . . . Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.
Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.
. . . no matter how brilliant a talker you are, there are times when it's better to remain silent. It's a human compulsion to be part of every conversation, but if, underneath that urge, you hear your instinct telling you to stay out of it, pay attention.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole
staircase, just take the first step.
Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.
True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of Justice.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhwre. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.
Education without character is nothing.
So this morning, as I look into your eyes and into the eyes of all my brothers in Alabama and all over America , and over the world, I say to you, "I love you. I would rather die than hate you."
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