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

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.

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

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...

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.

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.

One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society...shot down...

One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society...shot down...

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 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...

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 physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers...

If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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,...

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...

Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away,...

Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away,...

The setting of a great hope is like the setting of the sun. The brightness...

The setting of a great hope is like the setting of the sun. The brightness...

I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity; in...

I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity; in...

It (Oxford) is a sanctuary in which exploded systems and obsolete prejudices find shelter and...

It (Oxford) is a sanctuary in which exploded systems and obsolete prejudices find shelter and...

The trouble is that racial stereotypes, unfavourable to everyone but white men of northwest European...

The trouble is that racial stereotypes, unfavourable to everyone but white men of northwest European...