The oppressed must never allow the conscience of the oppressor to slumber. Religion reminds every man that he is his brother's keeper. Martin Luther King, Jr. More Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr. More Quotes From Martin Luther King, Jr. When you cut facilities, slash jobs, abuse power, discriminate, drive people into deeper poverty & shoot people dead whilst refusing to provide answers or justice, the people will rise up & express their anger & frustration if you refuse to hear their cries. A riot is the language of the unheard. Martin Luther King, Jr. frustrationcuttingjobs If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective. Martin Luther King, Jr. loyaltyracemean The time has come for an all-out war against poverty. The rich nations must use their vast resources of wealth to develop the underdeveloped, school the unschooled, and feed the unfed. Ultimately a great nation is a compassionate nation. No individual or nation can be great if it does not have a concern for "the least of these". Martin Luther King, Jr. doewarschool We have no honorable intentions in Vietnam. Our minimal expectation is to occupy it as an American colony and maintain social stability for our investments. This tells why American helicopters are being used against guerrillas in Colombia and Peru. Increasingly the role our nation has taken is the role of those who refuse to give up the privileges and pleasures that come from the immense profits of overseas investment. Martin Luther King, Jr. giving-uptakenamerica Injustice and corruption will never be transformed by keeping them hidden, but only by bringing them out into the light and confronting them with the power of love. Martin Luther King, Jr. injusticecorruptionlight Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. Martin Luther King, Jr. destinykingsinspirational The best way to solve any problem is to remove its cause. Martin Luther King, Jr. civil-rightscausesway In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, such as 'right-to-work.' It provides no 'rights' and no 'works.' Its purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining…. We demand this fraud be stopped. Martin Luther King, Jr. labor-lawsfightingrights 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. Martin Luther King, Jr. wisdomcountrychildren Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love. It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible. It leaves society in monologue rather than dialogue. Violence ends by defeating itself. It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers. Martin Luther King, Jr. brotherhoodcommunityhatred If I wish to compose or write or pray or preach well, I must be angry. Then all the blood in my veins is stirred, and my understanding is sharpened. Martin Luther King, Jr. understandingwritingblood Voting is the foundation stone for political action. Martin Luther King, Jr. foundationvotingpolitical There is little hope for us until we become tough-minded enough to break loose from the shackles of prejudice, half-truths, and downright ignorance. The shape of the world today does not permit us the luxury of soft mindedness. A nation or a civilization that continues to produce soft minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan. Martin Luther King, Jr. ignorancespiritualmen Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism... We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. Martin Luther King, Jr. racismherolying To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it. Martin Luther King, Jr. good-and-evilwisdomevil Many white Americans of good will have never connected bigotry with economic exploitation. They have deplored prejudice but tolerated or ignored economic injustice. Martin Luther King, Jr. ignoredprejudicewhite Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Martin Luther King, Jr. direct-action4th-of-julyfreedom Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Martin Luther King, Jr. kingsstrugglepeace When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative. Martin Luther King, Jr. radicalismthought-provokingadvice When people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory. Martin Luther King, Jr. determinationbusinessbelieve
