I highly recommend reading his biography, written by his wife Coretta Scott King.
Here are some of my favorite quotes from this great Christian, I so admire his inspiring leadership.
The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
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.
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. ... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized, cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.
A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.
The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers.
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
A right delayed is a right denied.
We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.
We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.
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 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.
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