If the cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail. Because the goal of America is freedom, abused and scorned tho we may be, our destiny is tied up with Americas destiny.

Quote by Martin Luther King Jr

Topics: America And Americans Quotes, Cruelty Quotes, Destiny Quotes, Freedom Quotes, Slavery Quotes

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....

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish,...

We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish,...

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...

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

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...

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...

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

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.

Lifes most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?

Lifes most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?

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...

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...

Stop looking for the ight at the end of the Tunnel and Find God in...

Stop looking for the ight at the end of the Tunnel and Find God in...

It's always darkest before the dawn

It's always darkest before the dawn

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.