“Cowardice asks the question, ‘is it safe?’; expediency asks the question, ‘is it politic?’; vanity asks the question, ‘is it popular?’; but conscience asks the question, ‘is it right?’; and there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but because conscience tells one it is right.”

– Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968). 

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.”

― Martin Luther King Jr.

“Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge, which is power; religion gives man wisdom, which is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals.”

—Martin Luther King Jr. 

“Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”

—Martin Luther King Jr.

“Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” 

—Martin Luther King, Jr.

“One of the sure signs of maturity is the ability to rise to the point of self-criticism.” 

—Martin Luther King Jr.,civil rights leader. 

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”

—Martin Luther King Jr.

“There is something of a civil war going on within all of our lives. There is a recalcitrant South of our soul revolting against the North of our soul. And there is this continual struggle within the very structure of every individual life.”

—Martin Luther King Jr.

“The time is always right to do the right thing.”

—Martin Luther King Jr.

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”

—Martin Luther King Jr.

“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

—Martin Luther King, Jr.

​”Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, “Is it politic?” Vanity asks the question, “Is it popular?” But, conscience asks the question, “Is it right?” And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one that it is right.”

—Martin Luther King, Jr., civil-rights leader (15 Jan 1929-1968).

​”A riot is the language of the unheard.”

—Martin Luther King Jr.

“Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies – or else? The chain reaction of evil – hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars – must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.”

-Martin Luther King Jr.

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