The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

“Any religion that professes to be concerned about the souls of men and is not concerned about the slums that damn them, the economic conditions that strangle them and the social conditions that cripple them is a spiritually moribund religion awaiting burial.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings

“I have a dream 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. I have a dream today!”
― Martin Luther King Jr., The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings

“now is the time to make justice a reality for all God’s children.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings

“The way of acquiescence leads to moral and spiritual suicide. The way of violence leads to bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers. But, the way of nonviolence leads to redemption and the creation of the beloved community.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings

“If the inexpressible cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail. We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings

“and damn his treacherous flatteries without winking!”
― Martin Luther King Jr., The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings