“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” — Martin Luther King Jr. · Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” — Martin Luther King Jr. · Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” — Martin Luther King Jr. · Strength to Love, 1963
“Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” — Martin Luther King Jr. · "A Question of Life or Death," speech, Louisville, Kentucky, March 1956
“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.'” — Martin Luther King Jr. · "I Have a Dream" speech, Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963