That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.Martin Luther King
Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.Martin Luther King
Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.Martin Luther King
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.Martin Luther King
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'Martin Luther King
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.Martin Luther King
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.Martin Luther King
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.Martin Luther King
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.Martin Luther King
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.Martin Luther King
Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.Martin Luther King