Top 99 Martin Luther King Jr Quotes On Protesting

Martin Luther King Jr is an iconic figure in American history, known for his leadership in the civil rights movement. His words have inspired generations to fight for justice, equality, and freedom. Here are the top 99 quotes by Martin Luther King Jr on protesting:

1. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
2. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
3. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
4. “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
5. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
6. “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.”
7. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
8. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
9. “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.”
10. “Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.”
11. “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.”
12. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
13. “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”
14. “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
15. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
16. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
17. “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
18. “The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But… the good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'”
19. “The means by which we achieve justice and peace are just as important as the ends.”
20. “The time has come for all people of conscience to call upon America to come back home.”
21. “The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.”
22. “Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”
23. “The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.”
24. “There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.”
25. “The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace, and brotherhood.”
26. “A right delayed is a right denied.”
27. “We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”
28. “I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.”
29. “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.”
30. “The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage that they did not know they had.”
31. “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
32. “No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for.”
33. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
34. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
35. “I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.”
36. “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”
37. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
38. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
39. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
40. “There is no gain without struggle.”
41. “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.”
42. “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.'”
43. “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”
44. “The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers.”
45. “A riot is the language of the unheard.”
46. “I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits.”
47. “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”
48. “The time is always right to do what is right.”
49. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
50. “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.”
51. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
52. “The time has come for all people of conscience to call upon America to come back home.”
53. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
54. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
55. “The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.”
56. “The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace, and brotherhood.”
57. “A right delayed is a right denied.”
58. “We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”
59. “I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.”
60. “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.”
61. “The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage that they did not know they had.”
62. “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
63. “No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for.”
64. “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
65. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
66. “I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.”
67. “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”
68. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
69. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
70. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
71. “There is no gain without struggle.”
72. “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.”
73. “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.'”
74. “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”
75. “The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and