Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I’ve decided to free Dr. King from the sounds and images of the annual Groundhog Day-like “Dream” speech at podium of the Lincoln Memorial. I’m all about amplifying other things he said, perhaps as equally nobel and high-minded and more than just that, perhaps. So here’s to some things Martin Luther King Jr. said from his soul and left us to wake us up when we’ve fallen asleep in the dream…
“It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. ”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
“The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.”
Martin Luther King Jr., “Strength to Love”
“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. ”
Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963
Quotes selected from http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
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We must move past indecision to action. We must find new ways to speak for peace in Vietnam and for justice throughout the developing world, a world that borders on our doors. If we do not act, we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark, and shameful corridors of time reserved for those who possess power without compassion, might without morality, and strength without sight.
–Martin Luther King, Jr., “CONSCIENCE AND THE VIETNAM WAR” in The Trumpet of Conscience (1968)
From: http://www.quietspaces.com/kingquotes.html
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