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Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes

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"Martin Luther King's argument was very clear that he had a dream that one day people will be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin."
"That winning mindset of persistence and determination reminds me of a great quote by Martin Luther King Jr. that says, 'If you can't fly, you run. If you can't run, you walk. If you can't walk, you crawl. But no matter what, you keep moving forward.'"
"Dr. King has this quote from the letter from Birmingham Jail that I say all the time... 'We will repent not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.'"
"Dr. King wrote a book called 'Strength to Love', which is a collection of his sermons, and I think that he would definitely eschew this new impulse within society to reduce each other to immutable characteristics."
"Martin Luther King Jr. was a world leader, not just a civil rights leader, who helped change the direction of civilization through non-violent measures."
"He was more than just a dreamer; he was a doer."
"It is that time of year, folks, Black History Month is here and of course we just had Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is a federal holiday, one of 11 federal holidays, and one of only two federal holidays to be dedicated to an American historical figure."
"Martin Luther King Jr., who was regarded as the figurehead and martyr of the Civil Rights Movement."
"If George Washington represents the founding of this country, its Constitution, what it stood for, etc., then Martin Luther King is the figure who represents the legal enshrinement of its antithesis through the changes in federal law that were a result of the Civil Rights Movement."
"Dr. King was one of the most radical revolutionary figures who ever lived." - Dr. Pineal Joseph
"Now is the time to be love, as my father said, hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that."
"Dr. King lived his life working to make America's deeds live up to its creeds. He spoke boldly about the hypocrisy of a nation founded on the equality of all men, legalizing the subjugation of some men because of skin color."
"We must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Beyond Vietnam was the speech he delivered at New York's Riverside Church on April 4, 1967. In it, Dr. King called the United States 'the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.'"
"Martin is inspiring not because he endured suffering, but because he emerged from his suffering with his compassion and love intact."
"Hate cannot cast out hate, only love can do that." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"We're coming to Washington DC to finish the work that the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. started when he said we're coming to get our checks from the government for breaking his promise of 40 acres and a mule."
"Start living up to what Martin Luther King talked about being judged on the content of your character."
"I'm a big believer in the words of Martin Luther King Jr.: 'You judge someone by the content of their character.'"
"Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't trying to cancel Bull Connor, he was trying to cancel white supremacy."
"Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard solid thinking. There's an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"The limitation of riots is that they cannot win... riots are not revolutionary but reactionary because they invite defeat." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds... we must forever conduct our struggle on the high plain of dignity and discipline." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral... violence never brings permanent peace." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"How can the dream survive if we murder the children? Every aborted baby is like a slave in the womb of his or her mother." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"MLK Jr. said: 'I had hoped that the white moderate would understand the Law and Order exists for the purpose of establishing Justice.'"
"Some of y'all are out here arguing that Dr. King will be supporting the genocide of Palestinian people in Gaza right now. It's mindboggling."
"Dr. King at his core believed in Freedom, Justice, self-determination, dignity, ultimately Justice for everyone."
"I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you."
"Less than 24 hours after he spoke those words, Martin Luther King was assassinated."
"To this day, James Earl Ray maintains that he did not shoot Martin Luther King."
"Martin Luther King arrived in Memphis on April 3, 1968, a day before he was assassinated."
"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." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"Martin Luther King Jr was right. We're all pink underneath."
"Dr. King was a very great man and his greatness was rooted in prayer."
"The power of Martin, we know it exists."
"Happy MLK Junior Day to all of you, and hopefully we continue to live out his dreams and try to make the world a better place."
"Because I have the same dream for me. I have a dream. And Martin Luther King now."
"Martin Luther King Jr., who needs... I mean, without him, where would we be?"
"The genius of Martin Luther King Jr."
"But Martin Luther King Jr didn't either. But what happened? Voting rights bills, Voting Rights Act, and then in the aftermath of his death as an homage to him, what the fair housing act. So legislation can be impacted by a kind of concentrated protest."
"Martin Luther King really understood the potential of the United States."
"They didn't kill my Martin over the 'I have a dream' speech, they killed him over the speech he gave in February of '68 at Stanford University, the other America."
"Monday night wasn't just any other game day, it was a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr."
"Martin Luther King Jr used his Christianity to make this a just nation."
"Dr. King made our nation a better place, but he made each of us a better person."
"They came to support pending civil rights legislation and many came to see and hear the man that would subpoena the conscience of this nation before the Judgment seat of morality, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr."
"If Dr King could reflect on the 60 years since As I Have a Dream speech, Martin's reflection would be a confession of the goodness of God."
"here comes a reluctant Prophet Dr Martin Luther King Jr"
"What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? He had a dream."
"What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? Fought for civil rights."
"Martin Luther King Jr. didn't make change when he gave speeches like 'I have a dream', it's when he went to Birmingham, Alabama and provoked a bigoted buffoon named Bull Connor into unleashing water hoses and police dogs on vulnerable black people."
"Only love can do that. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"The freedom to die before you're a teenager is not what Martin Luther King lived and died for."
"Dr. King called the United States the greatest purveyor of violence in the world."
"I have a dream that one day my four little children will be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
"When King says 'I have a dream,' he envisions a world where his children will not be barred from the good things in life because of the color of their skin; we're talking about opportunity, not about results."
"Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is celebrated in January."
"Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"How y'all doing MLK day, did y'all teach the children about the doctor?"
"As he used Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who dedicated his life to achieving equality and justice for every American."
"Martin Luther King Jr. led a march in 1965."
"Freedom now rally on August 3rd, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed a crowd of ten thousand well at this intersection."
"Shout out to Martin Luther King Jr., he put a dream."

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