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

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....

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...

To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without...

To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without...

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...

If the cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will...

If the cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will...

Faith is taking the first step even when you dont see the whole staircase

Faith is taking the first step even when you dont see the whole staircase

It is cheerful to God when you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of your...

It is cheerful to God when you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of your...

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

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

Morality cannot be legislated but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the...

Morality cannot be legislated but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the...

War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.

War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.

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...

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

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

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...

There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length...

There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length...

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

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

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...

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A...

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A...

Being a 'male' is a matter of gender...being a man is a matter of choice,...

Being a 'male' is a matter of gender...being a man is a matter of choice,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...