The existence of poverty in the US should not be accepted as a necessary evil or insoluble problem, but should be considered a crisis requiring emergency measures. It is a matter of will and priorities, not a matter of resources. Martin Luther King, Jr. More Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr. More Quotes From Martin Luther King, Jr. Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World! Martin Luther King, Jr. change motivational inspirational The problem of racism, the problem of economic exploitation, and the problem of war are all tied together. These are the triple evils that are interrelated. Martin Luther King, Jr. racism evil war I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic. And yet I am not so opposed to capitalism that I have failed to see its relative merits. It started out with a noble and high motive, to block the trade monopolies of nobles, but like most human systems it falls victim to the very thing it was revolting against. So today capitalism has outlived its usefulness. It has brought about a system that takes necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes. Martin Luther King, Jr. block class fall The most dangerous type of atheism is not theoretical atheism, but practical atheism -that's the most dangerous type. And the world, even the church, is filled up with people who pay lip service to God and not life service. And there is always a danger that we will make it appear externally that we believe in God when internally we don't. We say with our mouths that we believe in him, but we live with our lives like he never existed. That is the ever-present danger confronting religion. That's a dangerous type of atheism. Martin Luther King, Jr. filled-up inspiring believe I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. Martin Luther King, Jr. freedom peace believe I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. Martin Luther King, Jr. dream inspirational life A host of positive psychological changes inevitably will result from widespread economic security. The dignity of the individual will flourish when the decisions concerning his life are in his own hands, when he has the means to seek self-improvement. Personal conflicts among husbands, wives and children will diminish when the unjust measurement of human worth on the scale of dollars is eliminated. Martin Luther King, Jr. husband wisdom children We must develop a federal program of public works, retraining, and jobs for all - so that none, white or black, will have cause to feel threatened Martin Luther King, Jr. black white jobs We are now faced with the fact, my friends, 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. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked, and dejected with a lost opportunity. . . . Over the bleached bones and jumbled residues of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words, 'Too late.' ... Now let us begin. Now let us rededicate ourselves to the long and bitter, but beautiful, struggle for a new world. Martin Luther King, Jr. procrastination struggle beautiful When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds and our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, we will know that we are living in the creative turmoil of a genuine civilization struggling to be born. Martin Luther King, Jr. struggle night civilization Whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity and it has worth. Martin Luther King, Jr. dignity building humanity It is hardly a moral act to encourage others patiently to accept injustice which he himself does not endure. Martin Luther King, Jr. injustice moral doe Without justice, there can be no peace. Martin Luther King, Jr. civil-rights justice We all too often have socialism for the rich and rugged free market capitalism for the poor. Martin Luther King, Jr. baptists socialism african-american This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Martin Luther King, Jr. i-have-a-dream-speech luxury drug Curtailment of free speech is rationalized on grounds that a more compelling American tradition forbids criticism of the government when the nation is at war... Nothing can be more destructive of our fundamental democratic traditions than the vicious effort to silence dissenters. Martin Luther King, Jr. effort government war On some positions, cowardice asks the question, is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? Conscience asks the question, is it right? There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must do it because conscience tells him it is right. Martin Luther King, Jr. courage time life There is nothing but a lack of social vision to prevent us from paying an adequate wage to every American citizen whether he be a hospital worker, laundry worker, maid or day laborer Martin Luther King, Jr. adequate vision citizens We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Martin Luther King, Jr. respect motivational life We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. Martin Luther King, Jr. inspiring inspirational relationship
