Top 10 Quotes

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Top 10 Quotes

Here are the top 99 quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. about peaceful protest:

  1. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
  2. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
  3. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
  4. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
  5. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
  6. “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.”
  7. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
  8. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
  9. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
  10. “The time is always right to do what is right.”

11-30

  1. “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.”
  2. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
  3. “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”
  4. “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?'”
  5. “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.”
  6. “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
  7. “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
  8. “If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter.”
  9. “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
  10. “We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”
  11. “The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.”
  12. “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”
  13. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
  14. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
  15. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
  16. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
  17. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
  18. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
  19. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”

31-50

  1. “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.”
  2. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
  3. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
  4. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
  5. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
  6. “Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
  7. “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
  8. “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”
  9. “We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”
  10. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
  11. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
  12. “The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.”
  13. “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”
  14. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
  15. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
  16. “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
  17. “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.”
  18. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
  19. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
  20. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

51-70

  1. “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.”
  2. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
  3. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
  4. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
  5. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
  6. “Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
  7. “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
  8. “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”
  9. “We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”
  10. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
  11. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
  12. “The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.”
  13. “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”
  14. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
  15. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
  16. “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
  17. “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.”
  18. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
  19. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
  20. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

71-90

  1. “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.”
  2. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
  3. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
  4. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
  5. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
  6. “Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
  7. “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
  8. “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”
  9. “We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”
  10. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
  11. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus
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