Martin Luther King Jr Day: 10 Inspirational Quotes From The Civil Rights Leader

Juliana Barrera Mon, 01/21/2019 - 11:30

On Monday January 21, 2019, millions of Americans will honor Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights activist and leader who inspire nation and fought for racial equality in the U.S

As the country observes King, here's a look back at some of his most popular quotes:

martin luther walk — American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a black voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in Montgomery. (Photo by William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images)

1. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

2. “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.”

3. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

4. “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

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

6. "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”

7. "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.”

8. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

9. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”

10. “Every man must decided whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.”