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

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...

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...

Right defeated is stronger than evil triumphant

Right defeated is stronger than evil triumphant

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...

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

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...

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...

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.

There comes a time when silence is betrayal.

There comes a time when silence is betrayal.

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...

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.

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...

Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves.

Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves.

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...

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....

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...