Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes about School

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Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.

Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Education, Character, School

Martin Luther King (1992). “The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr”, p.124, Univ of California Press

School takes 13 years, because that is how long it takes to break a child's spirit.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Children, School, Years

The time has come for an all-out war against poverty. The rich nations must use their vast resources of wealth to develop the underdeveloped, school the unschooled, and feed the unfed. Ultimately a great nation is a compassionate nation. No individual or nation can be great if it does not have a concern for "the least of these".

Martin Luther King, Jr.

War, School, Doe

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice”, p.84, Beacon Press

Wherever schools can be integrated through the busing method, and where it won't be just a, a terrible inconvenience, I think it ought to be done.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

School, Thinking, Done

Source: www.theatlantic.com

The job of the school is to teach so well that family background is no longer an issue.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jobs, School, Issues

I feel that when a white child goes to school only with white children, unconsciously that child grows up in many instances devoid of a world perspective. There is an unconscious provincialism, and it can develop into an unconscious superiority complex just as a Negro develops an unconscious inferiority complex.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Children, Growing Up, School

Source: www.theatlantic.com

Unfortunately, most of the major denominations still practice segregation in local churches, hospitals, schools, and other church institutions. It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o'clock on Sunday morning, the same hour when many are standing to sing: "In Christ There Is No East Nor West.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Christian, Morning, School

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2010). “Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story”, p.219, Beacon Press