1,161 Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr.

I may not be the man I want to be; I may not be the man I ought to be; I may not be the man I could be; I may not be the man I truly can be; but praise God, I'm not the man I once was

Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children.

Hate is too heavy a burden to bear.

It may be true that the law cannot change the heart but it can restrain the heartless.

I hate it when people quote me on the internet, claiming I said things that I never actually said.

Unarmed love is the most powerful force in all the world.

He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.

We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there "is" such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and postive action.

I too am compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my particular hometown.