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Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear.

Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Courage, Fear, Mind
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.119, Beacon Press

Our children need our presence, not our presents.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Children, Needs, Our Children

If you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl, but keep moving forward!

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Perseverance, Determination, Kings
"When King made history at UChicago" by Susie Allen and Michael Drapa, www.uchicago.edu. January 9, 2012.

Love is the most durable power in the world. This creative force is the most potent instrument available in mankind's quest for peace and security.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Love Is, Creative, World
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.54, Beacon Press

Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Greatness, Determined

The ability to lead a happy life is made, not found

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Happy Life, Mind Your Own Business, Life Is

I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Peace, Freedom, Believe
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.117, Beacon Press

When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Life Changing, Men, Evil

People with good intentions but limited understanding are more dangerous than people with total ill will.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ill Will, People, Understanding

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Love, Friendship, Change
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.50, Beacon Press

Ten cures for depression are to go out and do something for someone else and repeat it nine times.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nine, Cures, Repeats

Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Kings, Destiny
"Letter from Birmingham Jail," 16 Apr. 1963

Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience, and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level. That's the way the system works. And since we know that the system will not change the rules, we are going to have to change the system.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Doe, Levels, Way
"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

There is some good in the worst of us, and some evil in the best of us.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Forgiveness, Worst Enemy, Evil
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2015). “The Radical King”, p.39, Beacon Press

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Motivational, Change
Atlanta Magazine, April 2008.

Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they can not communicate; they can not communicate because they are separated.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspiring, Fear, Hate
"Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story". Book by Martin Luther King Jr., 1957.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Men, Justice, Refuse
Address on Courage, at Brown Chapel in Selma, Alabama, March 8, 1965.

We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there "is" such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and postive action.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Motivational, Today, Complacency
"Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence". Speech at Riverside Church in New York City, April 4, 1967.

One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Religious, Responsibility
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). “Why We Can't Wait”, p.60, Beacon Press

Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Education, Wisdom, Lying
"Encore : A Continuing Anthology‬". Book by Smith Dent, p. 309, March 1945.

We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices. Capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black and white, both here and abroad.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Believe, Hard Work, Black And White
"Secretary Zinke, we can't afford to ignore diversity" by Andre Perry, www.cnn.com. March 27, 2018.

Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Kings, Stars, Hate
"Where do we go from here: Chaos or community?". Book by Martin Luther King, 1967.

Don't allow anybody to make you feel that you're nobody.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Feels

I still believe that standing up for the truth of God is the greatest thing in the world. This is the end (purpose) of life. The end of life is not to be happy. The end of life is not to achieve pleasure and avoid pain. The end of life is to do the will of God, come what may.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Life, Wisdom, Pain

A riot is the language of the unheard.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Kings, Race Riots
Martin Luther King, Jr. (2016). “MLK on "The Other America" and "Black Power"”, p.6, Beacon Press

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