Martin Luther King
Birthday: 15 January 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Birth Name: Michael Luther King Jr.
Height: 169 cm
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the son of Alberta Christine (Williams), a schoolteacher, and Martin Luther King Sr., a pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist ...Show More
Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' And vanity Show more
Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' And vanity comes along and asks the question, 'Is it popular?' But conscience asks the question, 'Is it right?' Hide
I am more concerned about doing a good job, doing something for humanity and what I consider the wil Show more
I am more concerned about doing a good job, doing something for humanity and what I consider the will of God, than about longevity. Untimately it isn't so important how long you live. The important thing is how well you live. Hide
There is this word we hear so often now, "Maladjusted". Well, in this Cause I am proud to be Maladju Show more
There is this word we hear so often now, "Maladjusted". Well, in this Cause I am proud to be Maladjusted. Hide
We live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this Show more
We live in a failed system. 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. Hide
I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
Nothing in the World is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Nothing in the World is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
[referring to Mohandas K. Gandhi and his philosophy of non-violence] Jesus gave me the message, Gand Show more
[referring to Mohandas K. Gandhi and his philosophy of non-violence] Jesus gave me the message, Gandhi showed me the method. Hide
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I t Show more
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important. Hide
[from his final speech, 3 April 1968] We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter wit Show more
[from his final speech, 3 April 1968] We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything! I'm not fearing any man! Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord! Hide
Our lives begin to end the day we remain silent about things that matter.
Our lives begin to end the day we remain silent about things that matter.
I have a dream, that my four little children will grow up in a nation where they will not judged by Show more
I have a dream, that my four little children will grow up in a nation where they will not judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Hide
[on the Birmingham church bombing, September 23, 2013] God still has a way of wringing good out of e Show more
[on the Birmingham church bombing, September 23, 2013] God still has a way of wringing good out of evil. And history has proven over and over again that unmerited suffering is redemptive. The innocent blood of these little girls may well serve as a redemptive force that will bring new light to this dark city. Hide
We fought hard and long and I have never doubted that we would prevail in the struggle. Already our Show more
We fought hard and long and I have never doubted that we would prevail in the struggle. Already our rewards have begun to reveal themselves. Desegregation. The Voting Rights Act. But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we have taken toward integration, I've come to believe we're integrating into a burning house. I guess we're just going to have to become firemen. Hide
It may be true that the law can't change the heart, but it can restrain the heartless.
It may be true that the law can't change the heart, but it can restrain the heartless.
Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.
Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.
A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death Show more
A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan. Hide
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love ca Show more
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hide
In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Don't let anybody make you think God chose America as His divine messianic force to be a sort of pol Show more
Don't let anybody make you think God chose America as His divine messianic force to be a sort of policeman of the whole world. God has a way of standing before the nations with justice and it seems I can hear God saying to America, "You're too arrogant, and if you don't change your ways, I will rise up and break the backbone of your power, and I will place it in the hands of a nation that doesn't even know my name. Be still and know that I'm God. Men will beat their swords into plowshafts and their spears into pruning hooks, and nations shall not rise up against nations, neither shall they study war anymore." I don't know about you, I ain't going to study war anymore. Hide
If I wish to compose or write or pray or preach well, I must be angry. Then all the blood in my vein Show more
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. Hide
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Martin Luther King's FILMOGRAPHY
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