If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive.

Quote by Martin Luther King Jr

Topics: Death And Dying Quotes, Relationships Quotes, Spirit Quotes

War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.

War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.

The best way to solve any problem is to remove its cause.

The best way to solve any problem is to remove its cause.

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....

Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because...

Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because...

All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face...

All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face...

Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom...

Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom...

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of...

Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of...

The time is always right to do what is right.

The time is always right to do what is right.

If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values...

If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values...

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which...

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which...

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral; returning violence with...

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral; returning violence with...

Take the first step in faith. You dont have to see the whole staircase, just...

Take the first step in faith. You dont have to see the whole staircase, just...

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality....

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality....

An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly...

An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly...

Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts...

Conscience is the only clue that will eternally guide a man clear of all doubts...

A good conscience is a continual feast.

A good conscience is a continual feast.

In vain we chisel, as best we can, the mysterious block of which our life...

In vain we chisel, as best we can, the mysterious block of which our life...

If a psychiatric and scientific inquiry were to be made upon our rulers, mankind would...

If a psychiatric and scientific inquiry were to be made upon our rulers, mankind would...