Through violence, you may murder the hater, but you do not murder the hate.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

What are you doing for others?

Our goal is to create a beloved community," said Dr. King, "and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.

Cowardice asks the question, is it safe?

I have a dream, that one day on the red hills of Georgia...

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.

Every now and then I think about my own death, and I think about my own funeral. ... Every now and then I ask myself, 'What is it that I want said?' I'd like somebody to mention that day, that Martin Luther King Jr., tried to give his life serving others. I'd like for somebody to say that day, that Martin Luther King Jr., tried to love somebody.

Right defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.