True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

Source: In a 1955 response to an accusation that he was “disturbing the peace” by his activism during the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, as quoted in Let the Trumpet Sound : A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr (1982) by Stephen B. Oates

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’

Source: As quoted by Coretta Scott King in The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Second Edition (2011), Ch. “Community of man”, page: 3. Complete Sentence: An Individual has not started living fully until they can rise above the narrow confines of individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of humanity. Every person must decide at Read More…

Love even for enemies is the key to the solution of the problems of our world.

Source: This quote is from a speech “Loving Your Enemies” delivered at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, at Christmas, 1957 by Martin Luther King, Jr. He actually wrote it while he was in jail for committing non-violent civil disobedience during the Montgomery bus boycott. Complete Sentence: Upheaval after upheaval has reminded up Read More…

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Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.

Source: This quote is from a speech “Loving Your Enemies” delivered at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, at Christmas, 1957 by Martin Luther King, Jr. He actually wrote it while he was in jail for committing non-violent civil disobedience during the Montgomery bus boycott. Complete Sentence: Let us move now from the Read More…