Quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr.
Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
The beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than diamonds or silver or gold.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
We can dream of an America, and a world, in which love and not money are civilization's bottom line.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
We aren't going to have peace on Earth until we recognize the basic fact of the interrelated structure of all reality.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political moral questions of our time.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Darkness cannot be overcome with more darkness, only with light. Violence cannot be overcome with more violence, only with peace.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.