Martin Luther King, Jr.

Whatever career you may choose for yourself - doctor, lawyer, teacher - let me propose an avocation to be pursued read more

Whatever career you may choose for yourself - doctor, lawyer, teacher - let me propose an avocation to be pursued along with it. Become a dedicated fighter for civil rights. Make it a central part of your life. It will make you a better doctor, a better lawyer, a better teacher. It will enrich your spirit as nothing else possibly can. It will give you that rare sense of nobility that can only spring from love and selflessly helping your fellow man. Make a career of humanity.Commit yourself to the noble struggle for human rights.You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country and a finer world to live in.

There is a vast difference between saying prayers and praying

There is a vast difference between saying prayers and praying

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he read more

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.

Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.

Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the read more

Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them.