Martin Luther King Jr.: Famous Quotes

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." -
Martin Luther King Jr.

2. "A lie cannot live." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

3. "An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." Martin Luther King, Jr.

4. "Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

5. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

6. "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

7. "The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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.'… 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. I have a dream today." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

9. "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

10. "Let no man pull you low enough to hate him." Martin Luther King, Jr.