Martin Luther King, Jr.

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

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

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”

“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'”

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”

“We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.”

“Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.”

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.”

“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

“The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

“A riot is the language of the unheard.”

“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.”

“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”