Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes and I Have a Dream Video
He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. King has become a national icon in history, Below are his “I Have a Dream” and his last speech videos, in addition to famous quotes from King.
“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”
“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”
“We must use time creatively.”
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and consciencious stupidity.”
“Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.”
“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.”
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.”
“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.”
“The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be… The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.”
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
