“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.”
Love“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“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.”
Love“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“The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.”
Life“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
Good“There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth.”
Life“Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.”
Legal“A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.”
Death“The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
Men“Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
Faith“The time is always right to do what is right.”
Time“I submit that an individual who breaks the law that conscience tells him is unjust and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the very highest respect for law.”
Respect“Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.”
Men“At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.”
Love“Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.”
Knowledge“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.”
Work“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.”
Change“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“History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.”
Good“I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.”
God“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”
Love