All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.
Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself.
A right delayed is a right denied.
Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.
When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.
If i wish to compose or write or pray or preach well, i must be angry. Then all the blood in my veins is stirred, and my understanding is sharpened.
They have acted in the faith that right defeated is stronger than evil triumphant
The arch of history is long, but it bends towards justice.
No labor is really menial unless you’re not getting adequate wages
Nonviolence Is Power, But It Is The Right And Good Use Of Power.
At the center of non-violence stands the principle of 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.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.
Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.