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“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”

Martin Luther King Jr

“As I went through this period one night I picked up an article entitled "The Children of Vietnam," and I read it. And after reading that article, I said to myself, "Never again will I be silent on an issue that is destroying the soul of our nation and destroying thousands and thousands of little children in Vietnam." I came to the conclusion that there is an existential moment in your life when you must decide to speak for yourself; nobody else can speak for you.”

Martin Luther King Jr

“When I took up the cross I recognized it's meaning. The cross is something that you bear, and ultimately, that you die on.”

Martin Luther King Jr

“We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.”

Martin Luther King Jr

“Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down." --From My Brother Martin, by Christine King Farris”

Martin Luther King Jr

“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.”

Martin Luther King Jr

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be taken by the oppressed.”

Martin Luther King Jr

“Three hundred years of humiliation, abuse and deprivation cannot be expected to find voice in a whisper.”

Martin Luther King Jr

“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”

Martin Luther King Jr

“We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.”

Martin Luther King Jr

“Perhaps…the nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.”

Martin Luther King Jr

“Only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars.”

Martin Luther King Jr

“Love your enemies”

Martin Luther King Jr

“Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.”

Martin Luther King Jr

“Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.”

Martin Luther King Jr


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