An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for…

Quote by Martin Luther King Jr

Topics: Conscience Quotes, Injustice Quotes, Law Quotes

Right defeated is stronger than evil triumphant

Right defeated is stronger than evil triumphant

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained...

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained...

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.

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires...

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires...

The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: If I stop to...

The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: If I stop to...

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

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

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....

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort...

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort...

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort...

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort...

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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...

Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I...

Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I...

We need not join the mad rush to purchase an earthly fallout shelter. God is...

We need not join the mad rush to purchase an earthly fallout shelter. God is...

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...

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...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain...

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain...