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Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the struggle for equal rights.

Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the struggle for equal rights.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Struggle, Rights, Careers
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.45, Beacon Press

The intellectual and moral satisfaction that I failed to gain from the utilitarianism of Bentham and Mill, the revolutionary methods of Marx and Lenin, the social contract theory of Hobbes, the "back to nature" optimism of Rousseau, and the superman philosophy of Nietzsche, I found in the nonviolent resistance philosophy of Gandhi. I came to feel that this was the only morally and practically sound method open to oppressed people in their struggle for freedom.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Philosophy, Struggle, People
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1964). “A Martin Luther King Treasury”

America must begin the struggle for democracy at home. The advocacy of free elections in Europe by American officials is hypocrisy when free elections are not held in great sections of America.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Struggle, Home, Europe

You are resisting, but you've come to see that tactically as well as morally, it is better to be nonviolent.If one would, didn't want to deal with the moral questions, it would just be impractical for the Negro to talk about making his struggle a violent one.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Struggle, Want, Moral
Source: www.theatlantic.com

We come humbly to say to the men in the forefront of our government that the civil rights issue is not an Ephemeral, evanescent domestic issue that can be kicked about by reactionary guardians of the status quo; it is rather an eternal moral issue which may well determine the destiny of our nation in the ideological struggle with communism. The hour is late. The clock of destiny is ticking out. We must act now, before it is too late.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Struggle, Destiny, Men
"The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Volume IV: Symbol of the Movement, January 1957-December 1958". Book by Martin Luther King, Clayborne Carson, Peter Holloran, Ralph Luker, Penny A. Russell (University of California Press), p. 211, 1992.

I do think there must be centralized leadership in the sense that, say, in our struggle all of the leaders coordinate their efforts, cooperate and, and at least evince a degree of unity.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Struggle, Thinking, Effort
Source: www.theatlantic.com

In the current struggle, there is one positive course of action. There is no alternative, for the alternative would connote a rear march.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Struggle, Civil Rights, Alternatives
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). “Why We Can't Wait”, p.99, Beacon Press

By nonviolent resistance, the Negro can also enlist all men of good will in his struggle for equality.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Struggle, Men
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1964). “A Martin Luther King Treasury”

Nonviolent resistance makes it possible for the Negro to remain in the South and struggle for his rights. The Negro's problem will not be solved by running away.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Running, Struggle, Rights
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1964). “A Martin Luther King Treasury”

In the struggle for human rights and justice, Negros will make a mistake if they become bitter and indulge in hate campaigns.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Hate, Mistake, Struggle
Speech delivered in Finney Chapel at Oberlin College, February 7, 1957.

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