Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes · Page 2
1929 – 1968
American Baptist minister and civil rights activist whose leadership was instrumental in the American civil rights movement. His words on justice, love, and courage endure as moral touchstones.
“I am afraid that many among you are more concerned about making a living than making a life.”
“These men so often have a high blood pressure of words and an anemia of deeds.”
“Man is man because he is free to operate within the framework of his destiny.”
“One of the sure signs of maturity is the ability to rise to the point of self criticism.”
“You see, a fact is merely the absence of contradiction, but truth is the presence of coherence.”
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
“Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.”
“I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history.”
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.”
“The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and spiritually.”
“Enlarged material powers spell enlarged peril if there is not proportionate growth of the soul.”
