Hatred paralyzes life love releases it.demonstrated the power of nonviolence to overcome even the most entrenched prejudices. "There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.” – From his February 1968 "A Proper Sense of Priorities" speech.Martin Luther King Jr. "Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." –From his April 1963 "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." I have decided to love." –From his 1967 "Where Do We Go From Here?" address. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant." – From his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. "I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. "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." –From his famous August 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech. "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." –From his 1963 book, Strength to Love. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”–From his 1963 book, Strength to Love. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. He who loves is a participant in the being of God."–From a handwritten note circa the mid 1960s "Love is the greatest force in the universe. "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.” –From his April 1960 address at Spelman College.
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension it is the presence of justice." – From his 1957 book Stride Toward Freedom. "Let no man pull you so low as to hate him."– From his 1956 "The Most Durable Power" sermon "Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education." – From 1947 article “The Purpose of Education” On what would have been his 92 nd birthday, we look at Martin Luther King Jr.’s most powerful words and writings that are still as poignant and inspiring today as ever. The mark of a true activist is when one’s words can continue to evoke change even decades after they are gone. Some of the most powerful words and writings from the civil rights leader
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