Quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr.
Freedom only comes through persistent revolt, through persistent agitation, through persistently rising up against the system of evil.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
As long as the mind is enslaved, the body can never be free. Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon against the long night of physical slavery.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Freedom is one thing. You have it all or you are not free.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
There is something in the soul that cries out for freedom.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon against the long night of physical slavery.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
If the cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail. Because the goal of America is freedom, abused and scorned tho' we may be, our destiny is tied up with America's destiny.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.