Martin Luther King, Jr.

Lukewarm acceptance is more bewildering than outright rejection.

Lukewarm acceptance is more bewildering than outright rejection.

The curse of poverty has no justification in our age...The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the read more

The curse of poverty has no justification in our age...The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct and immediate abolition of poverty.

Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.

Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching read more

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.

We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface read more

We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.