“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“The time is always right to do what is right.”
Time“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“Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.”
Good“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”
Leadership“There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.”
Love“The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.”
Life“The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.”
Art“We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
Men“We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.”
Good“We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”
Courage“There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth.”
Life“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“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“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.”
Love“We must use time creatively.”
Time“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
Men“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“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'”
Life“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“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