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Top 99 Quotes From "Mlk Letter From Birmingham Jail"

When it comes to inspiring words of wisdom, few people can match the eloquence and passion of Martin Luther King Jr. In his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” he penned some of the most powerful quotes about justice, inequality, and the struggle for civil rights. Here are the top 99 quotes from his letter that continue to inspire and challenge us today.

1. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
2. “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
3. “Justice too long delayed is justice denied.”
4. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
5. “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”
6. “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
7. “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.”
8. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'”
9. “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
10. “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
11. “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
12. “If the inexpressible cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail.”
13. “Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities.”
14. “The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?”
15. “We must come to see that human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability. It comes through the tireless efforts and persistent work of men willing to be coworkers with God.”
16. “We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
17. “The Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice.”
18. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
19. “A just law is a man-made code that is consistent with the moral law.”
20. “Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy and transform our pending national elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood.”
21. “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?'”
22. “We must use every resource of our power to end the evils of segregation.”
23. “The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.”
24. “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
25. “I am in Birmingham because injustice is here.”
26. “I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham.”
27. “Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.”
28. “The purpose of our direct-action program is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation.”
29. “Lamentably, it is an historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily.”
30. “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
31. “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”
32. “We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.”
33. “We must come to see that human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability. It comes through the tireless efforts and persistent work of men willing to be coworkers with God.”
34. “There is nothing wrong with a traffic law which says you have to stop for a red light. But when a fire is raging, the fire truck goes right through that red light, and normal traffic had better get out of the way. “
35. “I have tried to make clear that it is wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends. But now I must affirm that it is just as wrong, or even more so, to use moral means to preserve immoral ends.”
36. “The sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.”
37. “The Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice.”
38. “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
39. “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.”
40. “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”
41. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
42. “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.”
43. “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
44. “The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?”
45. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
46. “We must come to see that human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability. It comes through the tireless efforts and persistent work of men willing to be coworkers with God.”
47. “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
48. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
49. “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
50. “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
51. “Justice too long delayed is justice denied.”
52. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'”
53. “The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.”
54. “Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.”
55. “Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy and transform our pending national elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood.”
56. “We must use every resource of our power to end the evils of segregation.”
57. “We are not wrong, we are not wrong in what we are doing.”
58. “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
59. “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?'”
60. “Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities.”
61. “Lamentably, it is an historical fact that privileged groups