“Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.”
Good“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
Men“Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.”
Good“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.”
Love“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
Good“It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.”
Love“Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.”
Life“The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.”
Great“The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.”
Equality“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”
Faith“Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that.”
Forgiveness“I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.”
Equality“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
Men“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”
History“That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.”
Time“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
Hope“I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.”
Good“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.”
Education“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”
Peace“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
Learning“We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
Men“At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.”
Love