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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. With 57 of His Most Inspiring Quotes

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December 24, 2022 at 10:33 AM

1) From his 1963 book, "Strength to Love":

2) From his "I Have a Dream" speech, August 1963:

3) From "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," April 1963:

4) From his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech:

5) From "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," April 1963:

6) From "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," April 1963:

7) From his autobiography, “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.”:

8) From his essay “The Purpose of Education," 1947

9) From “The American Dream” speech given at Lincoln University, Oxford, Penn. June 6, 1961:

10) From “A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart” sermon, August 30, 1959:

11) From his "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”:

12) From his autobiography, “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.”:

13) From his speech before a group of students at Barratt Junior High School, October 26, 1967:

14) From his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, April 3, 1968:

15) From his autobiography, “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.”:

16) From "Stride Toward Freedom," 1958:

17) From "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," April 1963:

18) From his essay “The Purpose of Education," 1947:

19) From his "I Have a Dream" speech, August 1963:

20) From his 1963 book, "Strength to Love":

21) From his autobiography, “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.”:

22) From his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech:

23) From his “Where Do We Go From Here?” address:

24) From his November 1967 "The Domestic Impact of the War in Vietnam" speech:

25) From his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech:

26) From "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," April 1963:

27) From his 1963 book, "Strength to Love":

28) From his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech:

29) From his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech:

30) From his 1964 Nobel Lecture “The Quest for Peace and Justice":

31) From his 1967 Christmas sermon on peace:

32) From his 1956 "The Most Durable Power" sermon:

33) From his 1963 book, "Strength to Love":

34) From his 1963 book, "Strength to Love":

35) From his sermon “The Death of Evil Upon the Seashore,” May 1956:

36) From his 1963 book, "Strength to Love":

37) From 1957:

38) From "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," April 1963:

39) From his essay “The Purpose of Education," 1947:

40) From his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech:

41) From his 1998 autobiography, "The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.":

42) From his 1963 book, "Strength to Love":

43) From his "Where Do We Go From Here?" address, August 1967:

44) As quoted by Marian Wright Edelman in a 1986 interview:

45) From his "I Have a Dream" speech, August 1963:

46) From his 1964 Nobel Lecture “The Quest for Peace and Justice":

47) From his speech at Oberlin College, October 1964:

48) From his sermon “Conquering Self-Centeredness,” August 1957:

49) From the 2002 book "In My Own Words," edited by Coretta Scott King:

50) From his 1958 book, "Stride Toward Freedom":

51) From his 1963 book, "Strength to Love":

52) From his sermon “Love in Action,” 1962-1963:

53) From his "A Proper Sense of Priorities" speech, February 1968:

54) From his 1963 book, "Strength to Love":

55) From his 1963 book, "Strength to Love":

56) From his April 1960 address at Spelman College "Keep Moving from This Mountain":

57) From his "Where Do We Go From Here?" address, 1967:

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